The Farley sunning itself on an "expired" ski trail...
My goal is to
hit 120 blog entries in 2016. That means ten per month. I fell off the pace in
March and I am chasing back through the team cars and hope to be back in the
Peloton shortly. Look for reviews and my
usual drivel in the coming days. In the
meantime here is what is going on.
I passed 2,000
kilometers in March with little more than a quick hand wave. I, like my Dolomite journey cohorts, am in
full on high mileage mode. Hottie either
is still in love with me or has resigned herself to tolerate my long rides in
preparation for the Dolomite trip. Though I hope it is the former, either way I
am committed.
With the days to
go ticking down at an alarming rate not only can’t I let up, but I need to
build on the base I have built. In the next two months I need to ride as many
kilometers as I did in the first three months of 2016.
My training has
progressed to the point that this past weekend I did a four and a half hour
ride and felt like it was way too short.
Maybe not a waste of time, but I felt like I had fallen short.
The cautions
from Horst have had the desired effect. In addition to stepping up my training
I’ve put a cassette on my bike and the largest cog looks as big as a disc
rotor. I’m trying to ride like bull and
eat like bird. I’m walking right past
the cookies at work and trying to skip or shrink desserts. The kilos are
falling off but I am making progress.
Between now and
the middle of June I have a busy calendar that dictates both my social and
training schedule.
One final
coincidence is that as I was training for the Alps trip in way back in 2012 we
were remodeling the southern side of our upstairs and there were many weekends
where I rode in the morning and was pounding nails in the afternoon. This time we (Hottie and I) are putting in
new tile and painting the inside of our cabin and I find myself riding before
and after a long ride.
Impressive for amateurs eh?
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