Makes it easier to read.  I pretty much designed the entire theme from scratch.  Haven't put any pictures yet but even so, it will be in background; out of the way.  I also have www.cyphercat.com registered for 5 years for a nominal fee, redirected to here.  I guess when the time comes, I should be able to easily redirect it away somewhere else.

After the first two days of setting new MaxHR, wondering how much longer I can keep it up.  I can generate power now, but sustaining is a bit more difficult.  Without going out to ride outside, it is quite difficult to do base training, be it at higher or lower HR.  Classes are pretty limited to one hours.  The only way is doing multiple classes in a day during the weekends.  With a busy schedule, that may not be possible also.

Easily going above 160bpm and sustaining high HR, but not exceeding 180bpm already.

Trying to generate sustained power by remaining seated throughout the ride.  One of the keys of base training.  There are seven of them.  I can't remember all of them at the moment; when the time comes, I will.  There are also personally developed methods of achieving them.  HR is much lower but I am cranking more power.  Too fast, too soon?

No more nicely scaled Tudor Bompa Periodization, at least to start off.  There will still be turtle rides, when I need to start chalking up the miles.  But for these two days, I found that I can really ramp it up and discover my true MaxHR.  I wish I really had the measuring tools, to check my VO2Max and lactate thresholds especially at new Max.  Ah well.  Can't have it all.

I definitely am not generating anything near lactate threshold yet, nor VO2Max either.  It's just Max HR.  That's quite easily achievable from not training for a while, but I was surprised by the quickness I managed to get this.  I didn't start out that way either; I really thought I was going to push 85% if I could, because there's no point starting at base 70% (my usual 130bpm turtle rides) so as to get a jump start on my training.  When I saw my HR reaching 93%, I was going... Okay, maybe I am pushing a bit too hard.  When I reached my MaxHR and still not feeling my heart bursting, I decided to go for a standing run later on.  Beyond 180bpm (my previous MaxHR) I did feel a bit lightheaded and careful not to black out (especially since I am riding with only one hand).  At 184bpm, I decided to back out.  Yeah, it was a bit tiring but I think I slowed more from fear, and yet excited at the same time.

The next day, I was more willing to push my Max.  In fact, can see from the graph that I went up to 85% right within 30secs already.  Didn't bother with the niceties.

Side effects include feeling sleepy and eating more.  Due to non-riding, I have been eating less and my stomach is not prepared to take in more food yet.

Too many times I'm getting

"You have exceeded the number of invalid login attempts that we allow for your account."

I am setting up my friend's list on Twitter already... planning to move soon maybe.  Photos and stuffs will probably still make me stick to FB but I tell you, I'm getting really pissed with it.  Plus I already have Picasa set up as the better version of Photos; the only thing is the tagging of people.  Soon... soon...

haven't been back here for a while.  Maybe just switch back to logging training stuffs.  Saw Ben Wee back on the bike today.
Today was a nice n relatively easy ride, except it was tough on the crotch especially after yesterday's chaffing with the old USPS shorts.

Rode out to Ghim Moh to pick someone up, 11.32km @ 23.7kmh, avg HR 105bpm
Rode back to Longhouse, 9.51km @ 25.1kmh, avg HR 93bpm (it's faster but lower HR because I was drafting)
Longhouse to Longhouse via Ghim Moh, 37.68km @ 26.9kmh, avg HR 104bpm
Longhouse to Changi, 48.46km @ 34.7kmh, avg HR 144bpm
Changi to East Coast Hawker, 4.35km @ 25.1kmh, avg HR 125bpm
ECH to home, 15.59km @ 25.7khm, avg HR 128bpm.

Total 126.9km covered with an avg speed of 28.6kmh and 120bpm HR over 4hrs 25mins 48secs.

After going through a couple of expensive earphones, here I am, back again to Sony branding and yes, in my opinion still one of the best earphones around.

Just got the MDR-EX500SL.  New enough that I can't find it on S'pore Sony website yet.  The sound is fantastic, and I have tried some funky earphones including Ultimate Ears, Creative, Denon...

They even got the sizing and weight corrected (i.e. an extension cord is still required but it's so much more lightweight and they've got this wrapper that allows the shortening of the cord - things which have gotten me miffed with some previous earphones that were dragging down on my ears, not to mention Sony design their wiring to go behind the neck, instead of in front, where the weight issue compounds the problem).

Wanda:
Wait! He's still a blue-blood! He can break the curse.

Penelope:
Max, I know this face repulses you... And I wouldn't, I wouldn't dream of asking you to accept it.

Max:
No... No... No...

Penelope:
But this isn't me, the real me is inside here somewhere just waiting to
get out and you can make that happen and once the curse is broken I'll
be just like anybody else.

Max:
What if the curse doesn't get broken? What if the curse can never be broken?

Penelope:
Then I'll kill myself. I promise, I promise I will.

Penelope:
Marry me, Max. Marry me.

Max:
I can't.

Penelope:
Get out.

Max:
I'm...

Wanda:
Get out. Get out.

How can something so right be said in such a wrong manner?  It takes the end of the movie before she realizes why he said what he did.  He didn't say he can't marry her because she looks like a pig.  He said he can't marry her because he loves her, but he can't break the curse because he's not really blue-blooded.  It sounds so right now on retrospective and finishing the movie, but it sounded so wrong when he said it at that point.  So many times we've gone through saying the right things in the wrong way.

It's amazing what riding in a steady draft all the way can do.  I kept my HR relatively very low (slightly above 130bpm) but my avg speed was 32.2kmh, including one Sembawang Hill and South Bouna Vista.  Thanks to Kit and Sean for pulling most of the way while the rest of us conserved.  Also, the group was small and everyone was just happy with the moderate pace these two were setting.  Once we hit LCK and later Jln Buroh, I made Meng Kiang go in front to pull so that I can draft.  What a wheel-sucker I am!  :-p

And going up vertical with Meng Kiang is always fun.  At SBV, he had a gap while the group I was in was slowing down... so I overtook and caught up with him some 70m ahead, my HR reaching 175bpm and holding.

Kit and Sean dropped back after the pace was pushed a little at Jln Buroh and they came by after 7 traffic light changes... together with Dan Gan's group.  With no makan buddies heading Botanicals, I joined Dan's group for breakfast at Sixth Ave, where they talked a lot about stock market and stuff.

This morning I was out riding with the Joyriders group and we slowed down as we were nearing the hawker centre at East Coast when Patrick called out to me coming past in the ANZA group.  Decided it would be nice to get in the group of about a dozen riders.  Surprisingly, I still know enough of them to be able to hold a decent conversation - Marcus, Mark Haller, Andrew Tierney, and of course, Patrick.  In fact, when Patrick sprinted for it at Fort Road, I went with him  :-p  something I wouldn't do in an ANZA group on my own.  Marcus of course, went riiiiiight, see you guys.

Joined the group for breakfast at Coffee Beans before I took a lift drafting Patrick back home (he was heading Mandai for another hour of ride).

But not before we shared some jokes, even about Joyriders (like how I asked Marcus if Joyriders get discount for breakfast at Coffee Beans).