Rest day Anxiety

Big week behind me... Rest day is for tomorrow. This is the first time that I actually don't want to "rest". I feel that in the last 2 weeks I got to a new "level". I'm definitely faster and the pump is stronger too... Eatings habits are on the good way too(was on a diet since last year, lost 73 pounds...). I recently found out that the hardest thing when you're dieting is not the diet... Is to stop the diet once that you're done with it... Diet + hard training = bad match.... <- I got that one the hard way.

So in the end, I'm mostly proud of my training week.
1- was able to get up a 4h15AM every day to get my workout done before going to work
2- Getting stronger everyday
3- random thought: Garmin 305 = training rock star... the only missing thing is a power meter

Bike this week: almost 300km(180 miles)

Goal for next week:
1- harder intervals
2- get my rear wheel fixed...

New banner!

Did a little "lifting" to my blog while I was waiting my training buddy... Hope you guys like it!

My plan for today!

Big day in front of me. Woke up at 4h30 and going for a +- 100km "easy"(intervals are tomorrow) ride in a couple of minutes... After that the plan is to work... And then out again with my girlfriend for a other +- 20km ride at the end of the day.

I really love training but I've got a question: How do you guys merge your life(work and etc) with your training? I know for a long time that when you train to reach a certain level you have to put some commitment to your training but I think that the main problems are life obligations....

A other thing: is anyone here using Joe Friel training bible to plan things??

Well I'm gone on my ride! See you guys later!

Watching pro races

I really love looking at pro races. When the summer come I usually listen to the Tour de France and other cycling events on TV. Lucky me, this year Tour de Beauce had a stage (a crit) that was raced inside old Quebec city. And guess what... I live in Québec city.
The race was great 90 cyclists from a lot of big teams were racing + the fact that we had wonderfull weather = GREAT DAY

Did not had the chance to stay till the end but the winner was a guy from Quebec (Charles Dionne).

Enough talking lets go back to training! Today's program = intervals... Prep for my next race july 5 that will be raced on some prety hilly roads...

Wish you all a nice day!

First post = first race!

Wow I'm finally writing something on that blog! Guess what... I just did my first 2 races in the last 2 weeks!! The first one was in Charlevoix (http://parentfrost.netfirms.com/QuebecPhotos_files/Baie-St-Paul%202.jpg) this place has some totally insane hills!! We had a 21% 3km long hill to climb at one point... So in the end, the scenery was VERY good (sorry I don't have pictures...) but we(my training buddy and I) ended the ride last lol.... But at least... we finished the ride.

The other race went way better for me. I even make it to the top 10! In fact I finished #8.

General toughs about road races:
-Get up early if you don't want to rush it to the start line....
-Some of the riders are... crazy....
-Bring at least 2 more "bars" than what you thing you'll need(I've got that one the hard way...)

That's it for now! Lets get back to training!