The KM Factor!!!

THE KM FACTOR



What is it? KM = ?


It is the means to my regimen

Pictures of the Imperial Classic Race

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

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

2nd Breakfast 11:05 am

Are you wondering what the yellow stuff in the bag is? Huh, Interesting.

First Breakfast 8:45 am

Second Dinner 6:30 pm

First Dinner 3:45 pm

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

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

Training in Dec 07 and a pic of my inspiration

Well I am writing in my Blog. If anyone actually checks this you should leave a comment so I know that I am being heard (read). I have been working full time for a bout a year now which has cut deeply into my training time. However, I am actually getting stronger. It took a whole year of not working to learn that I have not been training correctly.
I have read just about every book that has been written about training. I have even had 2 coaches. But it took a year and a half of doing all those same things to realize they don't work for me. So now I have way less time then I did before and my fitness and strength are improving slowly but definitely improving. I made it over dump hill on the swamis group ride on Saturday. I haven't been able to do that since the end of 2005. My next post I'll tell you what dump hill is.

J

Racing 2007

I here that 2007 will be the year of The Win & The PonyTail. I have don three races so far and felt oaky at one of them. I have been doing speedwork training. I think that is the thing I am most lacking right now.

Well this is a bit late but is the post BLVD Rode race post Feb 4th. I slept Like a Rock last night. No jitters no racing dreams just pure unadulterate snoring. Ahh yeah baby. The morning startedout well with a large bowl of grape nuts and some fruit. My ride picked me up at 930 and we were off to the mtns to suit up and do battle with all the other shavelegged spandex toting foos on biciclettas. It was a grand morning of lounging and chewing the fat at the race course. I got my number and my bike spiffed and ready. My legs felt very fresh but I was unsure of my lungs. We started off and I moved imeadeatly to the front legs feeling great. We made 2 miles up the roade and did the turnaround for the long downhill. Sean burke my teamate was right in front and pulledd me over the last riser and the n I rolled off the front slowy increasing my speed. I loked over my shoulder and I had a good gap so I pushed a little harder I looked bak again and they weren't biting so I started to hammer. Within 2 miles they were out of site. I had gotten away. Woohoo!! So, now I am grinding it out kicking my own ass all the way to the bottom. with about 3 miles to the 1st climb I through up my rock star drink and a bannana; I felt better though So I was good with it(throwing up). So with about a mile to the climb I see someone trying to bridge up to me. They make and then 2 more trickle across. so now there are 4 and I am not happy with it cause now there gonna chase. So about a mile up the first climb I look back and they are strng out single file chasing balls to the wall. They caught me with a 1/4 mile to the top. I swung back in and talked to one of my teamates before I slippe dout the back. cresting the top of the climb I decided to chase. So I jumped hard and hten I thru up 30 seconds later ithru again and again. So now I need to pull over so I dont pass out. Some gal pule dup in acar and asked if I was okay, for the 1st time ever I said "No" she got me water and I rinsed the barf off me legs, drank some water and then rode to the feed zone slowwwww. That was the 1st time I quit the blvd RR. Congestion made me gag and spew. however myh head was in it I took risks and my legs felt strong. I am excited about the next races.

Jesse

The night racemas

Twas the night be for boulevard and all through the house nothing could be here not even a little spoke.....

yea whateve,

So I dont have nerves my legs feel fresh, my lungs have less mucas in them than yesterday, my stomach has 9 pieces of french toast, 3 eggs and 2 pieces of ham in it( ca you say run on sentence). So I guess I'm ready. Now all I need is to pray and little cafine and oatmeal in the morning. Lets stretch those legs out and go. If your reading this at about 100pm pst pray that I dont crack on the hill.
So , my chores are done; peace out.

It has been a strenusous winter, with much riding. I was invited on to a new team with really good sponsorship and structure. We started doing team rides in october and have had one team training camp on Palomar Mtn. My first 2 races are this coming weekend and I am fighting off a cold. here is a picture of a team ride to Mtn Laguna 130miles 10000 ft of climbing 8 hours 16mph. och this was a fast one.