Weekly Ride Report - 10/6/14 - 10/11/14

Date	Route	Course	Ride Time	Total Time	Distance	Avg Speed	Altitude	Max Altitude	Max Speed	Odometer
10/06/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:54:07	00:57:13	16.4	18.2	592	964	30.2	34388
10/07/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:54:26	00:58:44	16.4	18.1	592	966	31.9	34404
10/08/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:53:32	00:56:40	16.4	18.4	586	963	30.8	34421
10/09/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:52:59	00:56:54	16.4	18.6	588	964	29.7	34438
10/10/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:53:13	00:57:00	16.4	18.5	589	962	31.6	34454
10/11/14	Arcadia - Pasadena Loop	Flat	01:23:42	01:31:15	23.8	17.1	1000	1030	31.9	34477
		Total Time	05:51:59	Total Distance	105.8	Total Climb	3947

This last 3 week training block of the year will feel like starting over, but not really. After more than a week off the bike, I got back into the bottom range of my peak fitness, which makes turning over the heavier gears more comfortable again. But the focus of this last block will be form and technique, not performance. I did a lot of strength building in the last 12 week block, at the expense of my form. I learned that I can't do hammertime up a steep climb for an hour without the ball of my left foot and big toe screaming at me. Fine. I'll remember that I can't hold my pursuit position up a hill in the drops for that long anymore. So, it's time to sit up, concentrate on small circles, and punch those hip flexors on the upstroke. It took a while to get used to the faster cadence with my breathing, so now I have to get used to it again with my pedal stroke. Hammer, don't hurt me!