Summerland

Todays Weather

KVR trail

I have ridden the Channel parkway pathway a couple of times and never noticed a trail that diverted off the pathway and headed towards Summerland. I've day whilst looking at maps of Penticton, I noticed a trail one day that did this and wondered how I had not noticed this. Todays bike ride was planned to be a big one of several hours but the -5c temperature made it a bit shorter. Not wanting to waste a ride, I decided to go explore an area that I have not been and I am write happy I did.
Even on poor weather days like today, this is still an excellent riding route that has a steady 2% grade that goes for several kms. On a warmer day, I will venture out to see how far the grade goes for.

Training

Maps

Came across a great site for making maps.
Open Street Map

OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you.
OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.

28 Days Later...

So my training for the last 4 weeks has looked great. I have covered 292 kilometres for a total of 23 hours which is exactly where i wanted to get my monthly total up to.



If you remember from December 11th, 2011, i wrote,  

"Looking at my stats there is plenty room for improvement as i think i could get my 4 week hourly total up to 20-30 hours averaging 1 hour a night, 5 nights a week."

Since i wrote that, i have planned out a Training plan for the year and with the guesstimated hours for the year, i should easily get the 20-30 hours a month, if i stick to the plan. The plan has come from....

 

Currently i am in the Preparation Phase which is preparing my body for the year to come. The workouts in this phase are low in intensity with the majority being aerobic endurance workouts and usually in the form of cross-training, such as running or skiing. The total volume of this phase is fairly low compared to other times in the year. For 2012, i have 4 weeks of Prep Phase then i move onto Base phase 1 on the 30th January. Base 2 will start 27th of February, hopefully just in time for the weather to start warming up a little in March.