Clothing is on the way

Big news for the day is that I just checked my checking account, and looks like my new Bikeman.com clothing is paid for and on the way to mi casa. Looking forward to the new stuff on two accounts. One I need some new bib shorts. Two, a whole new round of motivation wearing the colors of a new team. This year was interesting for me in that respect, I had options for bikeman.com and a spot on the Gary Fisher New England Regional team. Took some thinking but I decided on bikeman.com since I was able to choose the componentry I want to ride, not just the stuff from the Trek giant. And I really like my Independent Fabrications race bike.

Another long block of training on my days off this week. Just over 5 hours friday, wth about 2 hours at tempo thrown in.

Got Kris to do her first gap ride on saturday, up to the top of Middlebury Gap, super fun climb. Nothing like climbing to 3k feet to feel like you are in the Alps. Decended back down to Ripton to cruise the forrest service trails down there. Defenetly the place to get back to after the snow melts all the way. I am thinking this will be part of my off road century later this summer.

Sunday we got up early, little road ride before Kris went to work, then I met up with a group ride before I had to head to work. Nothing to fast but always an effort when everyone else is on road bikes and you are on the mountain bike. Resistance training at its best.

Topped it all off with lots of meat and some of the best beer around, VPB!

Season Focus

There has been some talk out there of folks heading out to ohio to race this weekend, and some have even started racing out west and in the deep south. For me, racing starts on the 20th of May with the flower power, where I will be lite up.

Wait afew more weeks then time to get hardcore, well the Hardcore 24, first 24 of 3 of the year. Reasonable goals for all of them, podium of the open men.

That and the wednesday night race series over at catamount (www.catamountoutdoor.com)

Soo hard to get focused to ride with races spread out to august, but I am hoping that my new copy of solo24 comes in soon to create that drive, that and the sun comes out in vermont again this week, which should help.

First things first

Ok, so i decided to start posting on a blog, why, well i want to keep better track of my training, and this could be an interesting way to keep me in check. So here is a recap of the past few days, friday, afew hours of teleskiing, followed by some compu-trainer time at Green Mountain Rehab. 30 minutes on a TT course, 270 average watt, topping out at 554 for abit. Followed by about an hour on the bike path.

Saturday, I wanted to die. Planned on meeting my lady out at smuggs for some skiing after a ride out there, but got rained and iced on an hour out. Decided to change plans and do 4x5-7 minutes hill climbing, all seated. All intold 4.5 hours of real real cold riding, 40 degree rain, right.

Today, worked some, had a relaxing morning at home making breakfast. Sat on the trainer for about 30 minutes, while we are having a nor'easter out. To recap the indoor riding this year, started in NOVEMBER, comtinued on til April. That makes 6 months of riding indoors. Afew 5-6 hour rides thrown in outside, but that is 6 months of riding the trainer for 30-1.5 hours. Most of those days were after tele skiing or a nordic workout. It really sucks at this point. But northern VT has to have some positives, oh yes, knee deep powder days in april, that makes it all right. Plus I realized my race for the year, the one I want to podium at, 24 hours of Great Glen is in August. I got it, all in time, got the base now time to focus.