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The fact that I don’t have to worry about the home front when I’m out on the bike counts for a lot. In my village, Molly is the Mayor. https://www.tourdebike.net/tourdebikeblog/hardest-part-endurance-training-after-60 monthly 0.5 2026-07-09 https://www.tourdebike.net/tourdebikeblog/mid-year-training-check-in monthly 0.5 2026-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692a7684e4d6dd610bcc81ef/a894e518-1b79-49fb-9941-0371f0aa23b1/LAZ_9031-ZF-6695-46491-1-001-005.jpg Tour de Bike Blog - Mid-Year Training Check-In One of my biggest accomplishments so far this year was completing the Gran Fondo San Diego. I did the Metric Century version (100K or 62 miles). This was especially meaningful because I entered the same event last year and had to withdraw around mile 40. This year, my goal was simple: finish and finish strong. I did both. Even better, I felt strong throughout much of the ride. That result also revealed the next area for improvement. 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That’s one of the areas Coach Chi and I are focusing on now. https://www.tourdebike.net/tourdebikeblog/its-not-all-about-the-bike monthly 0.5 2026-06-11 https://www.tourdebike.net/tourdebikeblog/post-event-blahs-base-building-cycling-longevity monthly 0.5 2026-05-16 https://www.tourdebike.net/tourdebikeblog/gran-fondo-san-diego-wrap-up monthly 0.5 2026-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692a7684e4d6dd610bcc81ef/834940bb-5a03-4e86-b3dd-207d974baff9/IMG_7745.jpeg Tour de Bike Blog - GranFondo San Diego: My early season test The next 6 miles were unforgivingly uphill, but I made it through, stopped briefly to cool down, Molly had ice cold water waiting for me, grabbed some fruit, and took a moment to catch my breath pet the beagles and got going. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692a7684e4d6dd610bcc81ef/7896089d-c210-4134-ad95-1da0709812fb/IMG_7750.jpg Tour de Bike Blog - GranFondo San Diego: My early season test I was more confident, and while “comfortable” might be a stretch, I didn’t have the death grip on the handle bars that I had last year. 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The graph on the left shows every FTP test I’ve taken over the years. The test marked with a vertical bar is from January 2025, when my FTP was sitting at 115 watts. From there, you can see a steady climb throughout the year. Today’s test was meant to be a simple check-in, since my year-end goal was 144 watts. But it turns out…I’ve already hit it. 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Take a bow. https://www.tourdebike.net/food-is-fuel/blog-post-title-two-ct32z monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692a7684e4d6dd610bcc81ef/4e815630-b166-4f76-96e4-8246d4361406/img-3176_1.jpg Food is Fuel - Sweet Potato Bacon Hash - Here is what you need 1/2 onion 1/2 bell pepper 1 carrot 1 Sweet potato 1 Yam Thick cut Bacon Olive Oil or other cooking oil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692a7684e4d6dd610bcc81ef/be426c5d-794b-45db-ba30-1e4b829f0b5a/img-3177.jpg Food is Fuel - Sweet Potato Bacon Hash - Step 1 Peel the carrot, yam and sweet potato and onion. Dice all of the vegetables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692a7684e4d6dd610bcc81ef/187e113f-86b3-44a2-8dcb-784c7fb8fb3c/img-3178.jpg Food is Fuel - Sweet Potato Bacon Hash - Step 2 Put some olive oil in hot skillet Add the bacon. You can also substitute Pancetta for this step. I don’t use a lot as you can see. 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