Training Again

Well, it's just about that time. I've been doing some lifting for the last 8 weeks or so to get the joints and muscles ready for heavier weights, and working quite a bit on spinning technique. But that's the boring stuff. The fun stuff is yet to come.

Like the email I got from Andy Kruse planning to set up a Team Pursuit team for 2007 to go after the challenge money. Like big gear hill climbs coming in January and beyond. Like tempos and sub threshold time trials. I really can't wait!

But days like today make it frustrating. It did the freezing rain/snow/sleet thing over the last couple of days, making the side streets too icy to get down (I don't have any studded tires. Yet.) Plus the snow is so bad that skiing doesn't even sound like fun. And it's too icy to walk. I did the Nordic Track for 40 minutes yesterday and that was about all I could handle. Plus it's sunny, so I can't seem to bring myself to hit the trainer for a couple of hours. I should probably just take off until Monday. I'm starting to get a little nervous about upping the volume in January, though. Still, I'm sticking with my philosophy for this year: enjoy it. Maybe I'll ride a little lighter schedule hours wise this year than last. Don't know. I did some really long endurance rides during the spring and I ended up over trained and I didn't see the benefit of it. I'm not planning on being in peak condition until August. Gotta keep those priorities straight.

Here's a little photo to keep everyone motivated for 2007. The last mile or so of Ken Woods 2006. Maybe the weather will be just as good this year.