From Takao over Wada Pass, then down to Sagamiko and back to Takao over Otarumi. Legs felt pretty heavy today so I just took it easy and enjoyed the ride.1:49, 50 km

Mid-day ride from Takao to Sagamiko, then up into the mountains towards Mt. Fuji. At 1.5 hours I turned around and followed the same route back. Lots of climbing today.2:56, 76 km

Takao to Komaba and back.3:36, 98 km

Komaba to Takao.1:48, 49 km

Takao to Komaba via the Asakawa and Tamagawa. Beautiful day!1:45, 49 km

Nice and easy night ride. Takao to Itsukaichi to Hachioji and then home.1:11, 32 km

Finally back on the bike! Morning ride over the pass and down to Sagamiko, through the hills on the south side of the lake to Akiyama, then down into Uenohara, back on Route 20 and over Otarumi and home. It was pretty cold at the start, bu…

Easy roll down the Asakawa and back in the late afternoon. I'm going to China from tomorrow until next Thursday, but once I get back it'll be time for serious training again!0:55, 23 km

Afternoon ride over Otarumi to Fujino, then up and over Wada Pass and back down into Hachioji. Today I focused on power by riding in the 53 ring at a smooth, slow cadence (except for the 7 kilometers up to Wada Pass). Oh, and I saw Arita-s…

Late morning ride over Otarumi to Sagamiko, then around the south side of Sagamiko through the hills and down into Uenohara, then back over Otarumi and home. One hard effort over Otarumi. 2:26, 66 km

Morning ride down the Asakawa and Tamagawa to Koremasa and back to Takao. I tried to focus on keeping a smooth and consistent pace.1:36, 49 km

Since I was still a little tired from yesterday's ride, I took it easy today. Just a short ride over Otarumi, through the hills south of Sagamiko to Fujino, then back to Takao on route 20. Legs were pretty heavy at first but felt better by…

Today I decided to get in some distance training to build my endurance back up. Takao to Fujino, Fujino to Aone, Aone to Doshi, Doshi to Tsuru, Tsuru to Akiyama, then to Fujino and finally back to Takao.The first part of the ride was prett…

Afternoon ride to Uenohara and back. The weather was fantastic, although there was a bit of a headwind on the way home.1:51, 53 km

Cool morning ride over Otarumi and around the south side of Sagamiko, then back to Takao on route 20.1:43, 50 km

Morning ride, down the river to Koremasa, then back up the river to Itsukaichi and back to Takao. It was good to ride again, but I felt pretty slow.2:28, 72 km

Today was the first training ride of our summer camp in Matsumoto, and even though we had two crits this weekend it wasn't a recovery ride.Higashi-san, Nishizono-san, Ishikawa-san, Miyazaki-kun, and I rolled out in the morning and headed n…

Slow, easy spin down the Asakawa and Tamagawa to Koremasa and back.2:05, 49 km

Cool morning ride. Around the south side of Sagamiko to Uenohara, then over Wada Pass and back down and home.2:40, 67 km

Afternoon ride to Uenohara and back. Temperature was relatively cool, so the ride was pretty nice. Easy to moderate pace with one hard effort over Otarumi on the way home.1:51, 53 km

Almost exactly the same as last Saturday, except the members were a little different. 0730 at Koremasa, then up the Tama River to Itsukaichi and then out to Tomin-no-mori.I don't know why, but I was really feeling the heat today. I was def…

Early morning ride to Okutamako. Even, moderate pace out and back.3:14, 90 km

Late afternoon ride over Otarumi, into the hills south of Sagamiko, down to Uenohara, and back to Takao. Hard sustained efforts on every other climb, including the 4 km ascent back over Otarumi before rolling down and home. Legs felt good,…

Today was the hardest and longest ride I've done in a while. Hard because the training yesterday was tough. Long because I went from Takao to Mt. Fuji Station No. 3. I had initially planned to go to Station No. 5, but it was a lot further …

Been a while since I've ridden with the team. 0730 Koremasabashi and then up the Tama towards Itsukaichi and Tomin-no-mori.After leaving Itsukaichi the pace gradually increased as the road turned upwards. Just as things were starting to ge…