20110607 Rentschler Field A Race - 3rd - SprinterDellaCasa Helmet Cam

Here is a video of the last race I was in (on June 6th). This race was a fairly quick Tuesday night race, we averaged 27.7 mph for about 50 minutes. Considering slowing for the corners, that is about 30 mph or so down the straights on average. Note: the video may take a little while to buffer. Aki Sato, a fellow racer, used a helmet cam to video the race. He gives his perspectives on the race and shows you how he moves through the field on the last lap on the way to finishing a respectable 3rd place. Aki is a field sprinter so it's a unique viewpoint for a breakaway rider like myself. He's probably swerving through the field on the last lap at close to 40 mph, lol. Anyways I noticed I look like a bit of a tub in the video so I've started my "scientific" training program (note: not scientific) since school has ended.

I started my "scientific" training program by riding a little over 5 hours on Saturday. Today I went to the gym as I needed some structural fitness (everything bothered me after Saturday ... ankles, knees, back, hips ... which is not normal for me). My "scientific" plan is to ride 5 to 6 hours a day on days when I feel like it, go to movies / fill out job apps / beg for change in the street on days I don't feel like it (I'm a teacher), cut back on the beer, hit the gym some, and throw in some races until July 18th when summer school starts. After July 18th I will cut back on training and do more short intense workouts due to time constraints. I will also type poorly written blogs with bad grammar and run on sentences when I'm bored. Totally scientific ...