Hey guys, today I started to climb, because I´ve read the Lance Armstrong´s Book and he suggest that the best way to improve my cycling is try to climb every day.
I´m gifted because I lived in one of the mountain zone in earth, here in Colombia we have a beautiful plateau at 2600 meters above level of the sea, if you know here the air is thinner (less than 0,9 kg/m3 of density, normally at the level of the sea, the density is 1,2 kg/m3) and we can ride at 35 km/hr (21 mph) with no aerodynamic problems, but to reach 40 km/h (25 mph) we need a peloton to "cut the air".
Also I have many good climbs next to my home: Patios hill (6,9 km climb from 2600 to 3000 m), and more than 8 roads that start at 300 meters above level of the sea and finish at 2900 meters, in my case is normal to climb only 20 km at maximum, because I´m not a professional.
Today I´ve climbed patios hill, I only have to ride 30 minutes from my home to reach the start, and then I have 6,9 km to have fun, real fun. Let me show you a graphic about the climb from: http://www.altimetrias.net/aspbk/ListadoPuertosW.asp
So, that´s my mountain for the next month, today I did 34 minutes, I have some records, 33 and 31 minutes, but maybe I have some problems to calculate them, so for now, the official is 34 on my 13,5 kg mountain bike, because my chinese brand new bike (I don´t know yet the weight, I hope 8 to 9 kg) is still in the mechanic...
Today I have tried to mantain a 170 bpm, my max is 189 (according to my age, 31 years old), but today I made a new record 192 bpm (yeap!), as a 28 years old male... I don´t know if this is good for my health, but I will try to improve my bpm at all cost.
At the end of the hill, the last km I boost my bpm to 180 and the final sprint was a 192 bpm (almost 23 km/h at 7% of slope). That was good, very good.
But in the reality, a bunch of old guys (4 guys over 60 years old), passed me by at the middle of the hill, and they were drinking gatorade at the top when I arrived..., so that´s what I´m talking about, I don´t wanna win the Tour de France, I only want to defeat this guys, at all cost, no matter what it takes...
Finally, my statistics (for all the training).
p.s. I´m very happy!!
