I've been semi-injured for the last month or so and totally unable to run so instead I've been putting a ton of hours on the bike. As of this weekend, I have about 1500 miles on the year and one slowly healing saddle sore.
I don't claim to know much about how to properly train or anything like that but I have been having a blast. I've been training with people who are oodles stronger than me and I've finally found some amazing female training partners in my teammates Vicki and Kimberly (as well as several of the other awesome Cucina Fresca women). I'm feeling strong and ready to see if I can keep up with the big girls in the pro/1/2 field.
This Saturday will be my first race of the season, the Sublime Sublimity circuit race in Sublimity Oregon. The course looks like it's basically two giant hills over a 15ish mile circuit, so it should be perfect for me.
My two goals are to race smart, and try one crazy attack in the last lap.
After this, I'm just going to see what the season gives me. I'm not doing any races when the weather is dangerously bad a la Independence Valley last year (31 degrees and snowing) and I am setting the goal of finishing my first NRC stage race - Cascade Classic in Bend, OR.
I'll try to be a better blogger for the rest of the season, but I've promised and failed at that before so only time will tell.
Happy riding!
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road season, I wish! We've got all this SNOW. And I have a NEW BIKE just waiting for me.
Oh well. I'm doing the opposite of you and just running running running.
Good luck and have a blast!!
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I know you are going to do great! Can't wait to hear about it. Meanwhile, I just picked up the TT bike from the shop. It's ready to go for the next weekend!!
Travel safe!
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