Como Street Training Ride from Costa Mesa by vireo508 at Garmin Connect – Details

Posted on June 5, 2011 by REV Cycling Directeur Sportif

Como Street from Costa Mesa 18 additional miles to and from the start

Como Street Training Ride from Costa Mesa by vireo508 at Garmin Connect – Details.

Como Street

Posted on September 20, 2009 by REV Cycling Directeur Sportif

Brandy and I did a casual 3 hour ride yesterday. We visited her new place of employment. We got a feel for the route she might use on her commute. I’m a little worried because it has a few sketchy areas. People driving to work are always in a hurry and multi-tasking i.e. cell phones, texting, shaving, applying make up, and I’ve even seen people brushing their teeth.

On our way home we took Back Bay and merged into a memorial ride for a Steve Hedrick. Steve was a competitive cyclist, among other things. The turnout was impressive. There were many riders wearing their team kit shorts with a Steve Hedrick memorial T-shirt. My condolensces to the Hedrick family.

Today I did the Como Street ride. I get dropped everytime I do the ride but I keep hoping that one day I’ll stay in. I usually get dropped going through Santiago Canyon near Modjeska Grade/Canyon. I tried to stay on Jason Bausch’s andJamie Paolinetti’s wheel. I was successful for a while but eventually I got shelled. When I popped I was averaging 191 bpm for at least 2 minutes. According to my Power Tap download on Training Peaks Software I avg 189 bpm for 5 minutes before I popped. I was only 700 feet from reaching the crest of a roller where I could have recovered slightly.

My pacing was good, my positioning could have been better but I have to be happy with my performance. I’ve been doing Ultras for so long that doing rides with this type of intensity is not my forte. And of course there is the question of genetics. Do I even have the genetics to stay with these guys and girls? After the ride I rode home with Jason and he offered a couple of tips. I told him I would be doing less Ultras next year and possibly some USCF racing. I may focus more on Double Centuries next year and leave things like 400km, 600kms and 300 milers on the table. I did the long events this year and I believe they led to my burnout. Besides I have a goal to run more next year.

After my ride my recovery consisted of Fluid Recovery Drink and my Skins Recovery Tights. I am evaluating Fluid Recovery Drink. I like their simple formula, low calories for faster absorbtion, high levels of L-Glutamine, Lactose free Whey Protien Isolates, and heck it even taste great. Read all about Fluid Recovery Drink I think you will be impressed how they differ.

Stats of the ride.

Total mileage —58.4 miles
Duration——— 3 hours 9 mins
Total Elevation–1,900
Avg Speed—— 19.2 mph
Avg Power—— 163 watts
Normalized Power- 207 watts
Total Kjs———- 1784 kjs

Stats for just Como Street

Mileage———— 33 miles
Duration———– 1 hour 35 mins
Elevation———— 1600 feet
Avg Speed———- 21.4 mph
Avg Power———- 181 watts
Normalized Power— 231 watts
Total Kjs————- 1007 kjs

Como Street Training Ride

Posted on August 23, 2009 by REV Cycling Directeur Sportif

90 miles 3,000 feet of gain. An urban ride and still averaged 20 mph for the day — that’s total time not rolling time. I’m quite proud of that.

First things first– The ride starts at 800 am NOT 830am as I have seen on some websites. I left the house at 7:26 and had to hammer out of the gate to make the meet. I was aching from yesterday’s Food Park ride. So I didn’t get the benefit of an appropriate warm up.

I got to the start at 805am and I could see the the mass of riders overflowing from the bike lane up the road. I had to make the decision then and there will I chase and totally smoke myself even if I get on? Or just let them go and do my own thing. I decided to chase because I could see a rider about a block away and the pack was at least 3 blocks ahead of him. I caught him and asked, “YOU WANNA CATCH COMO?! THEN LET’S WORK TOGETHER!”

We worked well together and we caught the main field. I thanked him for his help and he looked at me and said “there is no way I would have caught them alone no Thank you!” And just like that I had made a friend for the day LOL!

The ride was fast (my perception). I just don’t ride that hard alone. But I need the intensity this month and next. I was hanging tough and then we hit Santiago Canyon. I got dropped. I then got on with some stragglers and rode hard with them to the finish. Someday I’d like to hang in to the finish but it’s probably not likely. I’m going to have to come to terms with that when the time comes that I know I’m as fit as I can be and the pack is still going up the road away from me.

I also want to send a shout out to Jamie Paolinetti. At the end of the Como Street Ride I asked to take a picture for my son. As I mentioned yesterday my son has been watching the Hard Road DVD for about 1 1/2 years. I can’t wait to show him the pictures of both Jason Bausch and Jamie. And then totally unexpected Jamie gave me a copy of PRO isn’t that freakin’ cool? Yes it is. Thanks Jamie!!!