Kind of hit a funk that came out of nowhere. Weird. The racing last weekend was such a high and for some reason I have not really gotten excited about cyclocross yet. I will be attempting a cyclocross clinic tomorrow morning. If all goes well I will try my first race the next day…. Hawthorne …
Road Race in Westlake Village outside of Rockford. Citizens/Cat 5
I scored some hardware at today’s epic TT. I didn’t ride as well as I could have, but I did a good job I believe. I came in 3rd out of 4 in the 30+ category. 1:04:48 seconds for 23.75 miles – about 22mph average. I say epic because it was a downpour for the …
Group ride last night = good. Stayed on the whole way. Outclimbed a lot of people (even a few on Braeburn – wtf). Won final sprint – well accepted it when it was given over by the alien. I was feeling good and can only chalk it up to finally being able to string 2-3 …
An hour of indoor strength intervals last night. Even with as bad as I feel I found I skated through this one….and it was a Spinervals DVD. I typically bomb out on those. It was constant 50X12 (sorry guys, I ride a compact) for the whole thing. 1-legged drills. Seated power. Sprints, off bike lunges…. …
I feel like the stuff you find sometimes on the bottom of your shoe that makes you think, “I don’t know what the hell that is, but I’m not touching it.” The family has been dealing with a virus for a few weeks. I feel like I am pulling out of the worst point, but …
Another group ride is done. Fast. I held on for a long time and was actually climbing really well (for me). Then I popped. I was so demoralized thinking – Hey I’m going to make it this time…. Then I fired up the Garmin and saw I just set a record for myself on the …
I’m coming down from a wedding induced coma of sugar and alcohol. Driving long distances, family, and celebrations although tons of fun don’t make for a healthy self. Got back in town and found the time to hook up a ride. Hot and heavy. I had raised the saddle a bit and again…I make more …
…I suck at racing. I was happy with my performance today, but in the big picture I was a giant heaping pile of suck. The races were fast. I knew they would be…come on…it is a race, but they were faster than what I would even expect. The course is super flat and in the …
So…I’m sitting around after the horrible experience this morning and wanting to totally unload my guads (yes I know it’s quads….it’s a bike forums thing…crazy internet). I had borrowed a set of Zipp 404s from a friend and co-worker (also relative by marriage) for the TT that I didn’t end up doing. They were in …
