Post by fatherpicx on Jan 24, 2008 23:08:25 GMT 8
Two months to go before my Bike-Tour around the Philippines (March 24 - May 18, 2008). I have intensified my training. Here's a picture of a training ride to Lomondao and back. Lomondao is a barrio up in the mountains of Davao (the road towards Bukidnon). It's 53 km from my monastery.
This is the weekly training schedule I am trying to follow:
Mondays - 6-8 hours on highways
Tuesdays - 2-3 hours trails, 1 hour strength training (back, shoulders)
Wednesdays - 2-3 mixed road/trails
Thursdays - 4-6 hours trails, 1 hour strength training (lower body)
Fridays - 2 hours trails
Saturday - strength training (chest, arms)
Sunday - 2-3 hrs trails
This is the tentative itinerary
Fr. Picx’s Philippine Bike-Tour for Life and Peace (March 24-May 18, 2008) Over 4700 km in 56 days
3/24 M- Davao-Marahan (70 k)
3/25 T- Marahan-Malaybalay (139 k)
3/26 W- Malaybalay-Cagayan (100 k)
3/27 Th- Ferry Cagayan to Jagna – Tagbilaran (60 k)
3/28 F - Ferry to Cebu (rest)
3/29 S - Cebu-Santander-Ferry to Dumaguete (129 k)
3/30 Sn- Dumaguete- Kabangkalan (126 k)
3/31 M- Kabangkalan-Bacolod (82 k)
4/1 T - ferry to Iloilo (rest)
4/2 W- Iloilo-Kalibo (147 k)
4/3 Th- Kalibo-Katiklan (67 k) ferry to Roxas, Mindoro
4/4 F - Roxas-Calapan (143 k)
4/5 S - Ferry to Batangas-Lipa (34 k)
4/6 Sn - Lipa-Manila (via Tagaytay) (100 k?)
4/7 M - (rest)
4/8 T – Manila (Baclaran) – Cabanatuan (121 k)
4/9 W- Cabanatuan - Bayombong (137 k)
4/10 Th Bayombong-Ilagan (134 k)
4/11 F- Ilagan- Tuguegarao (82 k)
4/12 S- Tuguegarao– Aparri (103 k)
4/13 Sn – Aparri-Claveria (117 k?)
4/14 M - Claveria – Calanasan, Apayao (40 k?))
4/15 T- Calanasan-Kabugao (banca ride)
4/16 W- Kabugao-Tabuk (120 k?)
4/17 Th – Tabuk-Tinglayan) (65))
4/18 F - Tinglayan -Sagada (41/61))
4/19 S- Sagada-Buquias ) (80 k?)
4/20 Sn – Buguias -Baguio (70 k?)
4/21 M - Rest
4/22 T- Baguio-Alaminos (137 k)
4/23 W- Alaminos-Iba, Zambales (109 k)
4/24 Th- Iba-Balanga, Bataan (151 k)
4/25 F – Balanga-Manila (Baclaran) (122 k)
4/26 S- rest
4/27 Sn- Bike around Manila , deliver letter to Malacanang, Preach at Manila Cathedral
4/28 M- Manila-Lucena (131 k)
4/29 T - Lucena- Calauag (98 k)
4/30 W- Calauag-Daet (114 k)
5/1 Th- Daet-Naga (90 k)
5/2 F - Naga- Sorsogon (150 k)
5/3 S- Sorsogon-Matnog (65 k) Ferry to Allen-Catarman, Samar (49 k)
5/4 Sn - Catarman- Oras (50 k? with banca ride)
5/5 M- Rest
5/6 T - Oras- Llorente (113 k?)
5/7 W- Llorente-Tacloban (124 k)
5/8 T – Tacloban-Ormoc (105 k)
5/9 F - Ormoc-Hilongos, Leyte (90 k)
5/10 S- Hilongos- Malitbog (80 k)
5/11 Sn- Malitbog-Liloan ferry to Surigao City (53 k)
5/12 M – (rest)
5/13 T - Surigao-Butuan (105 k)
5/14 W - Butuan-San Francisco, Agusan (90 k?)
5/15 Th San Francisco-Mangagoy (80 k?)
5/16 Fri – Mangagoy – Cateel, Davao Oriental (80 k?)
5/17 S - Cateel-Compostela – Nabunturan (100 k?)
5/18 Sn – Nabunturan-Davao (100 k)
This is the weekly training schedule I am trying to follow:
Mondays - 6-8 hours on highways
Tuesdays - 2-3 hours trails, 1 hour strength training (back, shoulders)
Wednesdays - 2-3 mixed road/trails
Thursdays - 4-6 hours trails, 1 hour strength training (lower body)
Fridays - 2 hours trails
Saturday - strength training (chest, arms)
Sunday - 2-3 hrs trails
This is the tentative itinerary
Fr. Picx’s Philippine Bike-Tour for Life and Peace (March 24-May 18, 2008) Over 4700 km in 56 days
3/24 M- Davao-Marahan (70 k)
3/25 T- Marahan-Malaybalay (139 k)
3/26 W- Malaybalay-Cagayan (100 k)
3/27 Th- Ferry Cagayan to Jagna – Tagbilaran (60 k)
3/28 F - Ferry to Cebu (rest)
3/29 S - Cebu-Santander-Ferry to Dumaguete (129 k)
3/30 Sn- Dumaguete- Kabangkalan (126 k)
3/31 M- Kabangkalan-Bacolod (82 k)
4/1 T - ferry to Iloilo (rest)
4/2 W- Iloilo-Kalibo (147 k)
4/3 Th- Kalibo-Katiklan (67 k) ferry to Roxas, Mindoro
4/4 F - Roxas-Calapan (143 k)
4/5 S - Ferry to Batangas-Lipa (34 k)
4/6 Sn - Lipa-Manila (via Tagaytay) (100 k?)
4/7 M - (rest)
4/8 T – Manila (Baclaran) – Cabanatuan (121 k)
4/9 W- Cabanatuan - Bayombong (137 k)
4/10 Th Bayombong-Ilagan (134 k)
4/11 F- Ilagan- Tuguegarao (82 k)
4/12 S- Tuguegarao– Aparri (103 k)
4/13 Sn – Aparri-Claveria (117 k?)
4/14 M - Claveria – Calanasan, Apayao (40 k?))
4/15 T- Calanasan-Kabugao (banca ride)
4/16 W- Kabugao-Tabuk (120 k?)
4/17 Th – Tabuk-Tinglayan) (65))
4/18 F - Tinglayan -Sagada (41/61))
4/19 S- Sagada-Buquias ) (80 k?)
4/20 Sn – Buguias -Baguio (70 k?)
4/21 M - Rest
4/22 T- Baguio-Alaminos (137 k)
4/23 W- Alaminos-Iba, Zambales (109 k)
4/24 Th- Iba-Balanga, Bataan (151 k)
4/25 F – Balanga-Manila (Baclaran) (122 k)
4/26 S- rest
4/27 Sn- Bike around Manila , deliver letter to Malacanang, Preach at Manila Cathedral
4/28 M- Manila-Lucena (131 k)
4/29 T - Lucena- Calauag (98 k)
4/30 W- Calauag-Daet (114 k)
5/1 Th- Daet-Naga (90 k)
5/2 F - Naga- Sorsogon (150 k)
5/3 S- Sorsogon-Matnog (65 k) Ferry to Allen-Catarman, Samar (49 k)
5/4 Sn - Catarman- Oras (50 k? with banca ride)
5/5 M- Rest
5/6 T - Oras- Llorente (113 k?)
5/7 W- Llorente-Tacloban (124 k)
5/8 T – Tacloban-Ormoc (105 k)
5/9 F - Ormoc-Hilongos, Leyte (90 k)
5/10 S- Hilongos- Malitbog (80 k)
5/11 Sn- Malitbog-Liloan ferry to Surigao City (53 k)
5/12 M – (rest)
5/13 T - Surigao-Butuan (105 k)
5/14 W - Butuan-San Francisco, Agusan (90 k?)
5/15 Th San Francisco-Mangagoy (80 k?)
5/16 Fri – Mangagoy – Cateel, Davao Oriental (80 k?)
5/17 S - Cateel-Compostela – Nabunturan (100 k?)
5/18 Sn – Nabunturan-Davao (100 k)