back to reality

Smiley, Kristen Armstrong, Ben, and Mon Sherry chowin  some fish tacos J.Lo should really wear sunblock J.Lo and the man...Douggy T. Me, Bruce, J.Lo at the top of Latigo Look behind J.Lo and you can see the KICK ASS twisties we just climbed...LA is pretty cool.

Alas...Training camp is over...back to the cold, grey New York.  Monday was a big slap in the face since it was snowing...wet nasty snow.  not like the 65 and sun we had on the left coast...Never thought I would say it, but I could actually live in Cali....would be pretty cool...

Anyway...NY is NY....but I wanted to give the update on the last few days of the Coast Ride...

So Thursday Day 4, was Santa Barbara to Manhattan Beach...118 miles, again under 6 hours but just barely!!...5 hours, 58 minutes...3800 kcals down....this day felt like the longest recovery ride I have ever had...its nice to feel the fitness piling on.....Another massage from the master Douggy T, and all  is right in the world...its amazing how well you recover with massage, good food, and plenty of sleep...

Friday...Day 5...The Last (sniff, sniff) Day of the Coast Ride... Manhattan Beach to Carlsbad...

110 miles, 6 hours (headwind)  3900 kcals...

I won the final town line sprint into Carlsbad...I didn't shift gears, and I stayed in Zone 2 to do it...thats sweet...glory is mine, and the first beer was on Chris Hauth...

We finished the ride, then I rode directly to the Hertz joint and picked up the rental car....people really look at you funny when you drive a car with a bike helmet on..

Then back to hotel for Dinner, final Douggy T magic, and hit the road.  Me, Molloy, J.Lo, and Mike Sherry were heading up to LA to hang with our boy Bruce, and do some hill work in the Canyons...

THAT....Was a sweet ride.  4 hours, 70 miles, 12 miles of climbing, and some kick ass twisty descents...I love that stuff....

So all in all...7 days of riding, 670 miles total, 38 hours of saddle time.  Not a bad training week.

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