Training is going really well…I have had numerous ‘tests’ that are showing that a great deal of improvement has taken place. Case in point, three weeks ago at Lookout Mountain, on the Pillars to Post route, I set a Personal Best (26:21)…in JANUARY. Coach Yuki was thrilled when I came around the corner at the finish almost 2 minutes ahead of what we were hoping I would do. Very exciting.
Also have been simply riding hard and seeing improvement in the hard workouts week over week – its pretty cool to be totally gassed doing a hard workout for 40 minutes, then the next week doing the same workout for 50 minutes and feeling pretty good, then the next week doing it for 60 minutes and still having some in the tank. Its all good!
Signed up for the Laramie Enduro August 1 in Laramie, Wyoming. It is a 111k (74mi) race and should be a real challenge. I have never done a mountain bike ride that long ever, let alone in a race and on a single day. Will see how it goes. First race, however, is the Rabbit Valley Rally in Fruita, Colorado in April. Should be fun!
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Just a guy, doin my deal. An early 40-something trying to live like a late 20-something! Riding bikes, drinking coffee, working to preserve wild places and open spaces, living a healthy and vibrant lifestyle and supporting my loved ones. Occasionally cast a fly in a wild stream, or lobby our representatives to save those rivers, or strapping on a number plate and racing against good people for a hundred miles on a mountain bike. Or maybe, just hang out a home in a lawn chair with a cold one and admire and enjoy our house and landscaping. Its all good!
Good luck with your first race!! Have to give you mad props on being able to bike for so long/far!! Keep it up!!
Good luck on your first race! I have to give you mad props on being able to bike for so long/far! Keep it up!!