CompuTrainer Cruise Update from Ketchikan, Alaska.
We are just now pulling into port in Ketchikan after another spectacular spring day in Sitka. We got in a 30 miler yesterday along the bay and to the ends of both extremes of Sitka's fourteen miles of roads. Rode 'em all!
Juneau's ride was almost forty, including a 5.2 climb to Eagle Nest ski lodge. Our guides of both rides, John and Chris in Juneau and TJ yesterday led us without incident and provided tons of local info and lore. The weather has been perfect and today the forecast is for 60 degrees and no wind, a serious rarity for this time of year.
Everyone is making marked improvement with their indoor sessions and Phil has gregariously added a night CT seminar to the program to answer detailed questions about coaching software, building erg files, using spin scan and even ways to use RCVs even if you don't plan on racing an IM soon. All very good info.
Katie holds onto the yellow jersey as a result of her 1:06 TT effort on Tuesday with Phil in the hunt at 1:08. After today's ride and evening twenty minute power session, we stage the final TT tomorrow on the sail home to determine who has made the greatest progress and declare the overall champ. There are a few asterisks added to the times, as the initial TT was stages under particularly difficult conditions, saw two riders drop to sea-sickness and Katie is no nursing a tender left knee.
All part of the rugged, adventurous and wild CompuTrainer Cruise to Alaska. We have seen whales, eagles, mountain goats, otters galore and a great deal of indoor cycling improvement and outdoor scenery.
Ketchikan today, Victoria, BC, tomorrow, the final TT and home port in Seattle on Monday morning. It has been fun, the time has literally flown by and we are all richer for the experience.
A few pix from Juneau and Sitka. Will shoot for one more post prior to home port. Out.
2 comments:
Looks like a lot of fun and beautiful scenery.
We totally lucked out on the three outside rides. They were all unique and enjoyable. It was fun pushing the pace in Ketchikan on the return in order to beat the ships departure time. We all made it, with Katie on Phil's wheel drafting a logging truck most of the way. Good times!
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