THE KM FACTOR
What is it? KM = ?
It is the means to my regimen
Friday, February 22, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Tuesday Evening Training
After 8 Hours work digging ditches and some honey do's I get 30 minutes on the trainer. This week the workout is 5 minutes of spinning and then a 30 second sprint. I do this 4 times and then eat dinner with the support crew. Support crew = Fam
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Imperial Valley Criterium Feb 9th
The 2nd race of the year went much better than the 1st. I ate really well as you can see by my photo log (so no ribbing about my diet people). The race I entered only had 21 participants. This is not a good thing if you want to hide and do no work. Luckily I was feeling strong and that was not my plan.
So, the race started off hard with many attacks. Groups of 4 and 5 guys kept trying to get away, I sat in 6th and 7th place following everything but not getting on the front. Right at about 20 minutes Jorge attacked the field solo and we all let him go. He usually tries this and always comes back eventually. The field started chasing and one of the guys doing a lot of the work (Shane Lawler) rolled away and bridged across to Jorge. It was now a 2 up race with 22 minutes to go. The field backed off the pace for quite some time and one of Shanes teammates (Justin) was blocking for him. But like always they brought the speed back up and started chasing again. One of the guys (Black Jack) doing a lot of the work on the front won the race right before ours and I was trying to stay close to him in case he got away. Black Jack finally did slip away with another rider but I missed the move and my legs were loosing there snap. So if I was nearby I don't know if I could have gone with the move. At this point there are now 5 laps to go and the field was backing off the pace again. Right before 4 to go I was moving to the front of the field with a lot of momentum and the entire field was slowing down; so as soon as I was at the front I attacked in hopes of bridging across to the 2nd group on the rode. I only stayed away for half a lap and then they started chasing me really hard so I let them catch me and got back in the group. The next 2 laps were very static which gave me an opportunity to recover from the flyer I took.
With 1 lap to go I decided who I was going to follow (Jan pronounced Yan) in the sprint for 6th. Jan consistently has a good lead out and is always near the front at the end. So I am sitting at the back on his wheel just waiting. When my friend and teammate yells Jesse move up. So, I didn’t listen to my instincts and moved up on the inside. Just as I did that Jan moved up on the outside. So I backed off and went around the back of the field and jumped towards Jan. Right before I got to him 2 other riders slid over onto his wheel. So now I am 4th. Going into the 2nd to last corner I lost 2 places going into the last corner the rest of the riders slid left and I was in the gutter at the back. So I took 10th in the field and 15th overall. It was a great race and the best result I have ever had in February. I am getting really strong and am really excited for this season.
Thank you all for your prayers
J-Dogg
So, the race started off hard with many attacks. Groups of 4 and 5 guys kept trying to get away, I sat in 6th and 7th place following everything but not getting on the front. Right at about 20 minutes Jorge attacked the field solo and we all let him go. He usually tries this and always comes back eventually. The field started chasing and one of the guys doing a lot of the work (Shane Lawler) rolled away and bridged across to Jorge. It was now a 2 up race with 22 minutes to go. The field backed off the pace for quite some time and one of Shanes teammates (Justin) was blocking for him. But like always they brought the speed back up and started chasing again. One of the guys (Black Jack) doing a lot of the work on the front won the race right before ours and I was trying to stay close to him in case he got away. Black Jack finally did slip away with another rider but I missed the move and my legs were loosing there snap. So if I was nearby I don't know if I could have gone with the move. At this point there are now 5 laps to go and the field was backing off the pace again. Right before 4 to go I was moving to the front of the field with a lot of momentum and the entire field was slowing down; so as soon as I was at the front I attacked in hopes of bridging across to the 2nd group on the rode. I only stayed away for half a lap and then they started chasing me really hard so I let them catch me and got back in the group. The next 2 laps were very static which gave me an opportunity to recover from the flyer I took.
With 1 lap to go I decided who I was going to follow (Jan pronounced Yan) in the sprint for 6th. Jan consistently has a good lead out and is always near the front at the end. So I am sitting at the back on his wheel just waiting. When my friend and teammate yells Jesse move up. So, I didn’t listen to my instincts and moved up on the inside. Just as I did that Jan moved up on the outside. So I backed off and went around the back of the field and jumped towards Jan. Right before I got to him 2 other riders slid over onto his wheel. So now I am 4th. Going into the 2nd to last corner I lost 2 places going into the last corner the rest of the riders slid left and I was in the gutter at the back. So I took 10th in the field and 15th overall. It was a great race and the best result I have ever had in February. I am getting really strong and am really excited for this season.
Thank you all for your prayers
J-Dogg
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Friday, February 08, 2008
Day before the race
Well my 2nd race of this year is tommarow and I am excited. My training felt real strong this week. I set a new PR on my endurance day and my legs feel springy. So, now all I have to do is not let the nerves get to me and sleep well tonight and eat a mess of french toast I will take Pic and post it this evening so you all will know that I am eating right.
J-Dogg Out
J-Dogg Out
Sunday, February 03, 2008
The Flu and My 1st Race
Will its finally begun. I am now putting on the jersey and bumping into other guys on the road. But before I share about that lets talk about the flu.
I had 12 solid weeks of training and I was getting stronger. I was even Setting new PRs (Personal records). I had a rest week and then all of a sudden the flu hit me 3 days in bed 5 days out of work. Wash your hands people, wash your hands. So this was my first week back after being sick and I felt like a slug. Unfortunately for me it was also the first race weekend. It actually gets worse. My first race of the year was on super bowl Sunday and it poured rain all day. Not to mention that the race was put on by my team so I spent the day outside in the elements running registration.
I got a really good warm-up (on the Kelly Trainer) in before my race and my legs felt decent. However, one of the hard efforts on the trainer helped me to see that my lungs aren't entirely recovered after my flu from 7 days ago. So I started the race and stayed in the front for the 1st 2 laps my legs felt great but my lungs felt bad and I decided to quit so that I wouldn't give myself pneumonia. 40 degrees pouring rain and burning lungs sound pretty foolish. So I live to race another day. I am racing next Sat in the imperial valley. I appreciate all your guys prayers.
Love in Christ
J-Dogg
I had 12 solid weeks of training and I was getting stronger. I was even Setting new PRs (Personal records). I had a rest week and then all of a sudden the flu hit me 3 days in bed 5 days out of work. Wash your hands people, wash your hands. So this was my first week back after being sick and I felt like a slug. Unfortunately for me it was also the first race weekend. It actually gets worse. My first race of the year was on super bowl Sunday and it poured rain all day. Not to mention that the race was put on by my team so I spent the day outside in the elements running registration.
I got a really good warm-up (on the Kelly Trainer) in before my race and my legs felt decent. However, one of the hard efforts on the trainer helped me to see that my lungs aren't entirely recovered after my flu from 7 days ago. So I started the race and stayed in the front for the 1st 2 laps my legs felt great but my lungs felt bad and I decided to quit so that I wouldn't give myself pneumonia. 40 degrees pouring rain and burning lungs sound pretty foolish. So I live to race another day. I am racing next Sat in the imperial valley. I appreciate all your guys prayers.
Love in Christ
J-Dogg
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