June 2011 Training

2.........31 mins. on trainer.
3.........21 mins. on trainer.
4.........32 mins. on trainer.Cold and rain.
5.........47.5 ks. Cycled from Havelock North to Waipawa. Beautiful warm day with wind behind me.Weather completely out of character. Rain was forecast.
7.........22 mins on trainer.
8.........34 mins on trainer
9.........31 m1ns on trainer
10........32 mins on trainer.
11........50.1 ks. Te Onepu and return. overcast coldish and no wind good ride.with losts of hills.
12........20 mins on trainer. sunny and cool with no wind
13........28.5 kms.good ride sunny and cool with no wind
14........31 mins on trainer.sunny day,but suddenly cooled down after 2pm.
15........39ks. Patangata Tavern Middle Rd.circuit. Cold wind against me coming home which made my HR go up highter than I wanted it to.I am well ahead of the training I did last June. My long rides are longer than last year.
16.........25 mins. on trainer.My Polar programme says it was a spinning day 110-120 rpms. Tried it for several minutes. Sunny day but coldish.
17........While I'm about it ,its 0 ^oC outside this morning.cold and cloudy all day...25 mins. on trainer.

Patangata Pub on Middle Road.

I don't want this to happen again.

This was up Hatepe Hill. I was warned that many gave up on the hill not knowing that it was virtually downhill from the top. I took running shoes in preparation so virtually psyched myself out at the bottom.
18........Cold and wet.

19.........60 ks. I did what I set out to do today in spite of the weather being very damp Wind was against me for the first 18ks but then it was easy riding. A few spits on the way.Its been a good week.
21.........16.39ks. 3 x 1k hill intervals.First interval training for some time. sunny/cloudy and cold in the afternoon.
22.........30.29ks. Shortest day. Otane Tod Rd Ireland Rd Cold 11^oC sunny, no wind. Its not true that I stop at every pub while training.
23.........20.38ks Otane via Ireland Rd.Cold sunny and no wind 11^oC.


26.........31 mins on trainer. . Was going to go on the road come hell or high water but cold and wet so chickened out.
27.........41.31ks Patangata pub Otane circuit. 8^o C at start and 10^o when I finished. Sunny and no wind. Legs felt very heavy but kept my HR down except on the hills Av. 104. with max 126.

Main Street.Otane pub and Hotel

30...........26 mins on trainer. Cold and overcast with a bit of rain.

Training for June 2010 was 169 ks.

Training for June 2011 333Ks. So I have done better than last year.