The Training Blog of Cycling Cathy

Okay, this winter has got to stop! My plan was to be enjoying the longer days by getting in some rides outside by this time. Spin classes were on hiatus for 2 weeks due to Spring Break, Easter holiday, indoor track meets etc. They resume this week but I will be working in the big city of Sioux Falls for the next few weeks starting on Tuesday.

I was hoping to sign up for the Outdoor Boot Camp that starts later in April but that filled right away and there is a long waiting list.

This means I must motivate myself to get in some good training, after all, the Bunyan’s to Bob’s Ride is right around the corner!

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Saturday, March 29th, 2008 at 7:30 am | No Comments »

Trainer - Spinnerval: Power & Sprints

Workout:

Type: Cycle
Date: 03/29/2008
Time: 07:30:00
Total Time: 00:29:47.00
Calories: 273
Distance: 6.89 miles
Average Speed: 13.88 mph
Max Speed: 24 mph
Average Power: 133

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Thursday, March 27th, 2008 at 6:31 pm | No Comments »

What do you read while on the trainer?

On our way to the Bicycle Summit meeting in Chamberlain a few weeks back, we were all talking about how miles and time put on the trainer this winter. Jack had an interesting method of measuring his training; he goes by the number of books read while on the trainer since he doesn’t have a computer on his bike while on the trainer.
Since we seem to be permanently stuck in winter and the bike is still on the trainer, I need to find more and more creative ways to entice myself to go to my basement and ride the bike. After having watched all of the 6th and final season of Northern Exposure on DVD (that gives me a ~45 minute workout), I decided to try Jack’s method and do some reading on the trainer.
I believe I had a good workout, racking up some base miles, while keeping my heart rate in a decent range. And since I was towards the end of the book and wanted to finish, I rode longer than I normally would (1 hour) and the time went fairly fast!
If you’re looking for a good book, I would recommend Water for Elephants, it was an excellent read!

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Thursday, March 27th, 2008 at 5:30 am | No Comments »

Riding the trainer

Workout:

Type: Cycle
Date: 03/27/2008
Time: 05:30:00
Total Time: 00:31:06.00
Distance: 7.63 miles
Average Speed: 14.72 mph
Average Power: 128
Max Power: 183

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Sunday, March 16th, 2008 at 4:00 pm | No Comments »

Cycle - 1 hours - 03/16/2008

Workout:

Type: Cycle
Date: 03/16/2008
Time: 16:00:00
Total Time: 1:00:11.00
Distance: 14.74 miles
Average Speed: 14.7 mph

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Saturday, March 15th, 2008 at 7:09 am | No Comments »

Watch out for me little doggies

For those who know me this is no surprise; I have a fear of dogs when I’m riding bike. Although I love dogs and have had several over my life time, I still don’t trust anyone else’s dog.

My justification for being paranoid:

I put 2,700 + miles on my road bike a year. I’m guessing I ride about half of those miles solo. I feel more secure carrying some type of self defense product.

We’ve had mountain lion sightings in our area and I think I caught a glimpse of one two summers ago. I doubt if mountain lions like pepper spray any better than dogs.

I feel I’m protecting the dog from some day being run over by a car/truck by teaching them that it is not a good idea for them to be on the road.

Various pepper sprays I have used:

Bear spray – I purchased my first can of “dog spray” at Cabella’s. When I described to the salesman what I needed, he suggested a pistol. Not what I had in mind, so he sold me a giant canister of bear spray. It was awesome; it would shoot a stream out several feet, I felt like I was packing some real heat.

Halt dog spray – I switched to Halt because it was hard to get the bear spray where I live and because of the teasing I had to endure about the bear spray. I wasn’t as happy with the Halt, the mist versus the stream of spray made me a little nervous, especially if the wind was behind me when I used it. And it just seemed wimpy compared to the bear spray.

Fox pepper spray – Recommended on the Crazy Guy on a Bike Touring forum. This shoots s out in a stream and is the hottest pepper spray sold by law. I clicked on the link in the forum and went directly to the website and ordered.

Will my name now appear on a list as a risk to national security?
Received the Fox pepper spray very promptly, happy with the service. However, the catalog that accompanied my order makes me wonder about what type of people order from this company. The products range from corny James Bond like products (pepper spray hidden in a ring) to lock picking kits, scary looking knives and videos on “how to get even.” If I get hauled away from the FBI/CIA it’s all because I ordered my spring supply of dog spray from this J&L Self Defense Company!

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