Angono, Rizal Philippines | February 23, 2015
I think I prepared hard for this ride. The opportunity to ride again this far and this hard, may not come again. By June I will be 64 yo. I hope God gives me the strength of mind and body to continue this adventure (foolishness to some)
But what did I do to get this far:
1. Doing stationary bike rides of at least 30 minutes 3x a week doing:
1. Spinning
2. Sprints
3. Isolated leg training (ILT) for at least 4 mins each side
4. Standing (with heavy gears) for at least 4 mins.
2. Long rides to Real, Famy, Sampaloc (alone and with the group) and Angono Mahabang Parang
3. Group rides and trying to catch up with 34 chain ring to spin fast and to surge
4. Hard interval training (HIT) going uphill and very briefyly 5x every ride.
5. Strengthening of core muscles by:
crunches
sit ups
push ups (varied one arm)
pilates.
The outcomes are:
1. I did not find trouble catching up with the leaders
