Bogus Basin Hillclimb 2009
Uhl
Aug 29, 2009
Today was the annual Boise “world” championships, otherwise known as the Bogus Basin Hill Climb. After last week’s tough 1,000 Warriors race I figured Bogus
Today was the annual Boise “world” championships, otherwise known as the Bogus Basin Hill Climb. After last week’s tough 1,000 Warriors race I figured Bogus
Heather and I did the 1,000 Warriors race this past weekend and it was tougher than I thought it would be. I actually have proof
I guess I’m proving that the training principle of specificity really works. For as much as I do the Emmett–Horseshoe Bend loop, it may not
I was planning to do Warm Lake Road ride today, but with the forecast for Cascade looking really cold with a chance of AM showers,
To get ready for the 1,000 Warriors race in Utah in a couple of weeks, I did my second double Bogus ever. The first time
Did my favorite local ride today, an Emmett–Horseshoe Bend loop. The forecast called for a strong northwest wind so I had a feeling I’d be
Heather and I just re-discovered Warm Lake Road last weekend when we went camping with some of her work colleagues. We brought our bikes but
After a week of mediocre rides, I finally had a solid workout today. I headed west to ride part of this Sunday’s Idaho State Championship
I did my first “real” workout since last weekend’s hard rides. Since I was on the rollers, I decided to do VO2s today. They’re good
Even though we just completed a two-day, three-stage race, Heather and I headed out to do Cartwright, Bogus to Pioneer, Cartwright. Yes, we love to
This afternoon was the last stage of the Treasure Valley Stage Race, the Nampa downtown criterium. Heather went off before me and it was an
Did my first full Bogus climb today and it was tough. Heather and I were debating about doing a “Big Loop” but opted out after
After hardly riding the last couple of days I ended up doing a nice set of VO2s today. I only did four 4-minute intervals as
Did a nice set of 4×5-minute VO2 intervals today. I think the wattage numbers are slightly low, probably because my PowerTap wasn’t properly zeroed. The
After a tiring Chicken Dinner road race, I decided to rest a day before riding long again. Even though it was hard due to the
Even though it’s now April, the weather still feels like winter. It was sunny most of the day and looked warm outside, but it barely
With Daylight Saving Time in effect, I was able to do an impromptu Emmett Horseshoe Bend loop after work. This week I’ve been forcing myself
So that didn’t go as I’d hoped! Multiple factors contributed to my downfall today but the biggest one was being in the wrong place at
I did a nice set of 4×5-minute VO2s today. Wattage was good for the set and while I probably could have done another one, I
It’s just over two weeks before my first road race so to get my body accustomed to going all out, I did some anaerobic work