Bike ride: Thursday, July 10th 2008

Rode at Flatwoods at lunch time, 13 mile roundtrip. Did short intervals today, 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off, with a 4 1/2 minute recovery. Heart rate was at 90 percent plus in the 'on' sessions. 7 sets of these. Hard workout, legs actually felt a little bit tired afterwards.

Song in head: 'You Wear It Well' by Rod Stewart

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Bike Ride: Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Worked at home today, so did the short beach loop. 15 mile roundtrip, did a tempo ride in 53 x 18. Just tried to focus on spinning fast circles. Song in head: 'Me and Bobby McGee' by Kris Kristofferson.

Bike ride: Tuesday, July 8th 2008

Rode at Flatwoods at lunch time, 13 mile roundtrip. Did stomps today, 8 sets of them. Good workout, pushed hard during the 'stomp' then recovered slowly like I should.

Song in head: 'The One Who Got Away From Me' by me, written for a friend of mine. Which of course made me think about my friend.

Bike Rides: Saturday and Monday, 7/5/08 and 7/7/08

Saturday, 7/5/08: Did the Longboat Key ride. First down to the DeSoto Memorial, then around the Barn Loop, then up to the tip of Anna Maria Island, and on down Longboat Key to St. Armands and back. About a 60 mile round trip, just a guess as I don't have a computer on my LeMond. I know it's more than 55 miles, and less than 65, so 60 sounds good. Felt good during ride, beautiful day, not too hot in the AM. Did see a huge ray in the water while crossing the bridge back into Bradenton Beach.

Sunday, 7/6/08: Tennis in AM with wife and youngest daughter. Fun stuff.

Monday, 7/7/08: Rode at Flatwoods at lunch time, 13 mile roundtrip. Did the big gear ride, got heart rate up but legs did not hurt during ride. Song in head: 'Let It Be' by The Beatles. Felt strong during ride.

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Bike ride: Tuesday, July 1st 2008

Rode at Flatwoods at lunch time, 13 mile roundtrip. I did stomps today, where I start in my biggest gear from a standing start, and stomp the pedals as hard as I can, trying to spin out in 30 seconds. These are done as an all out effort. This is followed by a 4 1/2 minute recovery. I did 8 sets of these. Good workout, feeling pretty good now.

Song in head: Shake by Otis Redding.