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Follow me on Instagram - Cyclist, Hang Glider Pilot, Engineer from Southern California. Part time Film Maker & photographer

End of the "season" blowout weekend on the bike. I

End of the "season" blowout weekend on the bike. It's recommended to take an "off season" from training/riding, usually just a week or two off. So, I really wanted to overload it going into the rest week. 286 miles in three days including the two big, Max effort group rides. The legs held up great. I recovered enough after each day to have decent power the next day.

I also wanted to try for two 100+ mile rides in one weekend.

At about mile 94 on Sunday, the legs were feeling quite good so I decided to extent it a bit and go do my favorite local climb + descent. I even had decent power on the climb.

It's good to push your limits, right up to the edge of doing too much and then back it off, take a rest. I think it worked out perfectly for me.

Now it's time to relax, no riding for a week, then slowly get back in before restarting structured training in November, Hoping there is racing next spring. The way things are going it's quite uncertain, but I'm gonna be ready.

#cycling #cyclinglife #como #socalcycling #fitness #pinarelloprince

Nice evening for a ride down to the beach. #soca

Nice evening for a ride down to the beach.

#socalcycling #orangecounty #huntingtonbeach

Willswing.com/shop #hanggliding #willswing

Willswing.com/shop

#hanggliding #willswing

Yeah there's like fall colors and stuff up here.

Yeah there's like fall colors and stuff up here.

#cyclinglife #fallcolors #pinarello #pedalmafia #easternsierra #lakesabrina #bishop #california #cycling #mountaingoat

Finally got to do one of my favorite rides again t

Finally got to do one of my favorite rides again today. Last time I was able to do the climb up to Mosquito flats and Rock Creek Lake was 2014 I think. 22 mile 5500 ft climb up to about 10,000 ft. It's not the most difficult but the altitude sure doesn't help.

My goal was to break 2 hours, which I did at 1 hour 55 minutes but was just 2 minutes outside of the top 10 for the Strava segment.

This is the most beautiful, dynamic and interesting climb I've done. The scenery and changing vegitation are well worth the effort. Stand by for some video of the fall colors.

#cycling #bishop #easternsierra #owensvalley #mountaingoat #climber #pinarello #california #rockcreeklake

Desperately clinging on to summer...

Desperately clinging on to summer...

I finally got to race a couple Saturdays ago. East

I finally got to race a couple Saturdays ago. East Canyon - Echo Road Race in Utah about an hour north of Park City. Beautiful area, too bad I was too busy racing to fake picture or enjoy the scenery.

I took 7th of 30 in a strong Cat 4 field. Early break went up the road and I decided to try and play it conservative and stay with the main group. But then I ended up doing too much work in the main group and didn't have the power in my legs for the final climb. Racing is hard. It's different from solo hard riding or group riding. Knowing how to play it takes experience, something I lack. It's been a long time since I've (finished) a road race and this year, well, everything was cancelled of course.

Definitely a bit disappointed as I know I can do better. Anything less then a victory is probably going to feel bitter. But it was still my best result in a Cat 4 race and better then ending up in the hospital like my last attempt. Here's to hoping 2021 will have racing!

#cycling #roadrace #utah

Climbing up Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. I love smas

Climbing up Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. I love smashing up around switchbacks!

📷 @rkashots

#cyclinglife #pedalmafia #pinarello #pinarelloprince #climber #cycling #tahoe

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