Since I last wrote an update about my riding things have
been going really well. I'm thankful to be healthy and put in a very
solid 2 week training block over the last week of January and first week of
February. I added some intensity and
kept up some decently high volume which are not an easy mix. The 2nd weekend I had a big 6 hour
mountain bike ride on Saturday, followed by my first crit in a few years on
Sunday. It was a good change of pace for
me and went really well. I hung in a big
Pro,1,2 field without much trouble and had a great workout even with tired legs.
After some much needed rest, I hit a couple more intensity days
this past weekend. I messed myself up a
little bit with a gym day on Friday followed by the hard rides. Even though I kept it moderate at the gym my
hips were a little sore and with the hard rides I really irritated my hamstring
again. Two days of rest later it’s
feeling normal again but I think it’s time to back away from the gym altogether
now. Saturday I had a much improved
20min power test. Sunday I did the Como
group ride. With some road races going
on in the area it was a little smaller and less animated than normal. The Sho-Air team was there as part of their
training camp though and it was cool taking some strong pulls along-side some national
champs.
Slowly but surely the hard work and patience is paying off
with some stronger and faster riding!
This Saturday will be a great training effort at the Harding Time
Trial. Not sure how close I can come to
Tinker, but we’ll see. Two years ago I
won in 54:09 but last year he put in something like a 51:30… After that it will be the first cross country
race of the season as the CA Series kicks off at Vail Lake, Temecula. See you out there!
A huge thank you to Stage21 for setting me up on an awesome new ride!
We've had some serious fog days lately
Always make sure your snacks are well stocked!
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