The weeks round up.

The working week kicked off with a hard core boxing class which i felt all the way to thursday.
so backing up the next morning for a 615am tues morning cycle class was a bit tough but made it through ok, so some much needed refueling was done during the day to prepare for the 630pm rpm class that night, and with a new HRM on my wrist i was curious to see myself die by looking at numbers..
so i gave it all i had being interval training program my avg over 50mins including a warm up a cool down and a stretch was about 76% of my max and 750 calories and i peaked it at 97% very very happy with and still being able to talk somewhat.
wednesday involves a cycle and boxing class from 530pm in the cycle class i was teaching my music were my aim is to run my heart rate higher for longer and keeping it above 80% and flirt with 90% because beyond that it gets quite hard to talk and to teach properly.. i managed to burn another 750 calories.
Thursday 615am cycle i was pretty tired which is about normal by thursday so the legs dont have a lot and class was giving me much energy so i rode through it doing wat i can. some weight to kill time before my fortnightly vist to the chiro :) just love it... he reckons i only need him every 3weeks which im a bit sad about but if i dont feel right ill be making a visit especially before a big race if i got a spare 45bucks..
thursday630pm was another rpm class delivered wat my legs would let me do, they were very heavy and could only hit 90% of my max..
FRIDAY was to be the peak of the week late on thursday night i put a new mix together which was sure to be a big challenge to ride and teach to..
RESULTS say it all.. 51mins avg 81% max was 96% and 858calories a complete flogging.

Saturday i didnt make it to the dawn service so i apoligise to my pop. a rat of trobuk and the hardest man i know..R.I.P.

i jumped on the single speed to fit in wat i could before my class at 3pm i managed 51mins avg76% max90% 848calories very close to a spin class eh....
there was a few from the friday class and lots of people very unprepared for the slaughter. hehe. ive made it that hard i really hate myself on how hard it is... anyways so i was dishing it out big time, i hit pause at the end of the second last working track because it does take u a good couple of minutes to catch your breath, "three words... three words to get you through your mountain climb 7min" one lady's remark was "oh my god" the tunes dig deep into the muscle and it sings PLAY IT HARD. we rode it to the 7min summit.. avg82% max94% 858calories...
tried to recover by doing a body balance classs its like yoga and stretching in one class.. but i awoke with a very sore back unsure if it was all the stretching riding or the single speed.

Sunday me and charli hit the trails to ourimbah.. very windy conditions and a bit rough on the saddle.. must be that lil kenda tyre.. its rough it can really slide.. it doesnt grip wet rocks.. but it rolls real fast...
both our legs were dead it wasnt a real enjoyable ride wit the windy conditions with branches falling onto the track and a DH race was on and a few riders waiting in the carpark were hit by falling branches... but we got it done.

KENDA KLIMAX LITE 345g REPORT.... step one. pump it hard..
step 2 dont break to hard unless you like drift..
step 3 keep it between the rocks..
step 4 soften the suspension a lil if your value your ass.

Unless its wet for dirtworks ill be running it in the aim to break the 5hour mark, the side walls really protrude so it will either make or break my day.

The next blog will bring results...

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enjoy

CHOPS:)

OURIMBAH xc round 3

WINNER.. by default....
how it went down.... it was a short course on sunday over 3 stages.

stage 1 went up the fire road climb>burnt forrest>rollercoaster.. there was 5 of us on the start line brad kelly was there so i was just aiming for second ive seen him beat hamish elliot around this track so hes a tad quick.. another guy in boardies singlet and bucket nut hard to take him serious but hes bike was very expensive so i didnt judge his ability.. just as well they both made me look like a punter, both out of sight in 3mins of riding...

stage 2 same course but in reverse...by now the mud you were coated in was drying on your legs very crap conditions.. brad and his mate brock(national dh champ so i was told) both bailed didnt mind at all made things very easy for me to win.. the other 2 riders stayed in touch but i stayed out of reach just enough..

stage 3 was the graveyard and some in reverse.. brad and brock came back to ride this one.. i stayed with them on the fireroad start but i miss judged the holeshot because i didnt know it was there and was stuck in top chain ring, completly lost contact with them then.. in lap 2 i crashed by turn off the fireroad into the single track in the sand and trees very sore now with my pedal smashing my calfmuscle badly...
so came 3rd but won the day because i raced all 3 races i guess...

now to recover chew on lots of endura optimizer buy some new bike shoes cause ive broken the souls in mine.. hmmm maybe new cassette and chain for dirtworks..

i never rode with the kenda on in the wet.. on the right track and day it will be good (the fling).

ill be in touch..

CHOPS;)

Riding in ernest....

Ive moved house over the easter weekend right next door to where i use to live about 13months ago, so now im back riding down ernest street.. if your unsure why that is a bit of a hurdle go back and read my first blog entry..

Onto riding over the easter weekend.. after moving on saturday i took charlie on a ride up kincumber mountain which we live at the base of now. about 100m of climbing to the top over a couple of kms.. the rockiest loosest trail there is bloody hard work for me to make it so its a push for charlie to make it which she hates but i re-ensure her that i was like that 2yrs back..i couldnt make the climbs. once at the summit we bombed it down the otherside to the creekbed section which comes with some mad single track before it with drop offs and lines for your downhill bike. the creekbed is just all rocks with lots of lines but dont go left or you will not return... it shakes ya to the core mmmm perfect dirtworks training... then we rode up to katandra.. another 100m straight up.. reaching into my back pocket to find no phone...oh crap last time i check was at the top of kincumber so i send charlie home to meet at the top with her car and for her to ring my phone to help me find it in the fading light... i rode back up the creekbed no luck so i hiked up the downhil loosing faith in the chance of a phone flying out of my pocket and landing on the 12inch wide trail but at the second drop off there it is face up.. packed it tight and bombed it down the creekbed again so smooth for how dark it was..
sunday was 2laps (social) of ourimbah.. and still laughing at the miss guided cornering i did at 40km/h sliding left to right then up onto the front wheel into the trees... elixer brakes are really really good...
monday was the big day made it 20km from home wen it was gona be a 90km day and had a slow leak i start sunday with th same problem so i changed it and with fear of it dying again further from home i turned around and rode home.. 40km 3000m of ascent/descent in 2hrs 20.. slow legs eh..

the bike is the shop getting a look over and a new kenda tyre on the rear a 1.95inch weighing 345g... i want a light semi slick for dirtworks, but i really do like the fast track s-works tyre is so versatile and fast..

im mentally pumped for dirtworks and so want to ride it bad... till then ill be flogging my legs for the next 2weeks..

WELL DONE to all that rode the nationals jason m and jason e well done guys i applaude you and everthing you are... just amazing.


CHOPS:)

Sunday ride with sunday drivers..

Hills was the ingrediant for this ride i rode to the base of wat we call heartbreak hill which at the top you turn left and then ride big bertha..

i measured it with gps on my phone(prob not accruate) 1.9km bout 90m elevation.

it has been freshly graded with higher water bars all 14 of them..and after a week of rain it was very sticky and soft it felt like you were riding with a flat back tyre but conquered it all. on the last of 3 i rode big bertha in the granny because it race conditions thats how you would tackle it.. not to convinced it made it easier..

charlie was not having fun getting lost and pushing her bike up these hills so we headed for home.. how about kincumber mountain... sweet i say lets go.. some sketchy descents on our way, trying to prepare for dirtworks the best i/we can...

a long road climb to the top then chose the dirtroad down the otherside over the single track.. at the bottom my day turned to shit..

Rolled down the tar towards terrigal red light at the bottom at charles kay another very hard climb. we round the corner and then this stationwagon came very close to clipping me..(theres 2 lanes so easy just to move over) so i gave him the finger... he then pulls up in the middle of the road.. ding ding round one.. so i rode past and called him something and gave him my trademark slap ya side mirror greeting, then i hear the engine rev, i look at my back tyre and his all over it i stomp on the big dog to try to get away 10pumps and his still there,, shit i need to get out of here or im gone a quick look over my right shoulder clear so i dart into head on traffic the one car makes so effort into adverting hitting me i end up power sliding into the gutter and was thrown onto the grass.. i pick my self up(oh im fired up now) the driver has pulled over and charlie is all up in his face which looked great with being a foot taller and 2foot wider then her..lots of abuse was delivered both ways for like 5mins..i actually smashed his mirror( my left hook must be getting stronger) we parted and he still gave us shit wen driving by.. with fear in the blood and anger in the legs we both rode the hill pretty quick..

i really wana ride more by commuting i just dont feel lucky enough to make it thru each day..

ps the pic is view from the top of kincumber mountain..

just chops:)