Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Big Gear climbs- Ghetto style

On the menu today was some force work...big gear climbs to be exact. As I previously noted, doing this particular interval was gonna be a challenge.

The tortuous, 45 second, N Florida version of the Alp D' Huez.

The exercise called for a climb that takes 1-2 minutes to complete, but this "hill" will have to do. In addition to doing the climb at 50-60rpm, I should be doing this at the 5a HR level, which is in the mid 170's (bpm) for me. To do that, I had to get a running start, and push my HR to around 168 at the base of the hill. That way I could be at or near 178bpm by the time I hit the top. Not the most effective way to do this interval, but you gotta work with what you got.

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There is a time for everything,
a season for every activity
under heaven. A time to be
born and a time to die. A
time to plant and a time to
harvest. A time to kill and
a time to heal. A time to
tear down and a time to
rebuild. A time to cry and
a time to laugh. A time to
grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones
and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a
time to turn away. A time to
search and a time to lose.
A time to keep and a time to
throw away. A time to tear
and a time to mend. A time
to be quiet and a time to
speak up. A time to love
and a time to hate. A time
for war and a time for peace.

May this be
your time to laugh,
embrace & receive
personal peace,
Dr. Howdy