same workout and the new old bike

Was back at the track on Thurs for turf workout.  Delightful weather, low 60ºs and fair.  Rabbits and birds around, no people.  I  stayed on the grass for the same maintenance extensive tempo workout as before. 10x100m w/ 30 sec rest.

Also got the bike back today with it's new gearing and did the Roark's Cove Rd climb tonight.  I purchased my first bicycle helmet also.

Hoka trainers on 

300m warmup, stretches, drills 

10 x 100m on turf w/ 30 sec rest ~16-17 

This is a good compact workout.  Takes less than 8 minutes to complete and it's plenty hard.  I don't get the real lactic swell that I get with long sprint repeats, but I usually push myself hard on the last one and it's fully exhausting, straight line, and low impact.   A good sweaty workout.

Bike
I got the bike back with the new climbing gears and went up Roarks Cove Rd today.  It's always hard but with this gearing, I can do it without stopping to rest.  I was hoping for a 52/42/30T crank, but I got a 50/39/30T and with the 34T granny gear in the back, it's all I need.  My flat sprint speed is not going to be as fast with 50/13T, but I train on hills more than flat.  I picked up some accessories on line and at the shop: helmet, bike computer/speedometer, and lights.  For everything, about $300.  The bike is a decent vintage chromolly steel, 23 lbs... a little heavy by modern road bike standards, but not bad.  A good trainer.  You have to spends thousands $$$$ to get a bike under 18 lbs these days.

144.9 lbs after today's hill climb.

Meet
The meet in Marietta, GA is on for June 6, but I don't think I want to go for it, unless I'm feeling really good by then. Too soon.  It won't be as meaningful as racing at M60 in July.


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