Bike ride with Mike McLamb and Kevin Cofran
Good ride this morning with Mike McLamb and Kevin Cofran. We left the neighborhood around 7 am and headed for the Baldwin Trail. When we got there, we took turns doing 1/2 mile pulls to the end of the trail. We got to the end, turned around and headed back.
Six miles from the end of the trail, we had to stop at an intersection. We looked behind us and there was a group ride bearing down on us, about 200 meters back. We decided if they wanted to catch us, they would have to work for it. We all put the chain on the big ring and started putting in monster efforts, still at 1/2 mile intervals. Finally, when we were 1/2 mile from the end, we looked back and the group was splintered and most had exploded. The three of us averaged around 26 to 27 mph for that stretch, and by the time the group got themselves organized, they would have had to do 30 mph to catch us. Stuff like that makes training fun.
My legs felt pretty good. I did a short track workout last night with James, Josh and Mike Maddox. We did a 1.5 mile warm-up, then 6x200 at faster than mile pace, and then a 1 mile cool down. Getting lots of high intensity training done to help with the sprint and olympic triathlons. I will miss these workouts when it is time to really start focusing on the half IM and working on sheer endurance.
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Good morning. We came across your blog/site while searching for race results on the web (triathlon), and noticed that you and your group/friends train and live here in Jacksonville.
We are new to triathlon, my first was the recent BFAST on May 13th.
We live in the Baymeadows area, however have a home in Riverside/Avondale as well and are frequently riding at the Baldwin trail.
Kevin and I have been looking to meet people in the community with the same interests to train with as we are new to the sport.
If this is awkward for you to read, you should try being the one on this end writing it, LOL! I feel like I'm writing something for a online couples friend-finding site or something. Anyway, I think you have a great site. We both enjoyed reading it and learning a little about you. If nothing else, it's nice to know there are others out there pushing themselves as we do, doing something we love.
Posted by: Patti and Kevin | May 31, 2006 8:24 AM