training camp recap...
woke up to an accumulation of 8 inches from the snow we recieved thursday and friday night. not exactly ideal for opening day of training camp, good thing we're mountain bikers and not afraid of a little weather. we were riding by 1 (ish) on saturday. 35 miles in some brutal winds and wet/snowy condition. we got pelted by some ice pellets from the sky and i got smoked by a mini van driving through the slush in the middle of the road (5 minutes into the ride). being wet made it even more of a suffer fest. the group: scotty and lisa on the beast, ben, sam, kevin (free flighter), ronny boy and myself. not bad for a snow fest. kevin cranked out some mad pizzas that night and we sat and watched uw-milwaukee pull one out followed by the wake forest game. can you say overrated?
saturday was cold, but sunny. this was the big day, with 4500 verticle feet in 65 miles of riding. not bad for march in wisconsin. ron was hurting but we all made it through. ben, kevin, mike and i rode all the way up to blue mounds. that climb is a biggie, one of the best in the midwest. it was an epic day and i even got some sun on my cheeks (and wind). we followed that up with a couple of beers and some grease at the grumpy (dusty) troll. great food but bad for recovery. we stopped by to see greg and then went to mike's sisters for a little while (and met chippy the cat). so, after all that i thought i would sleep hard for sure. just the opposite, i probably only slept 3 or 4 hours (none really after around 2:30am).
up at 5 and in the water at 5:40, the whole swim felt rough. i managed to make it through the workout, but it hurt. home for breakfast and a little laying around and then it was round 3 on the bike. i didn't think i should start but i did, hoping that i would feel better as i rode. i didn't, and bagged it after about 1:20. still got around 3 hours in of biking (around 50 miles) and an hour and twenty in the pool. no slouch day by any means. felt bad to bail on the guys, but i'd hate to drive myself into the ground in march.
in four days: 13 hours of training, 9.5 of which were on the bike. sweet. speaking of the bike, it's a mess and that is what i will be working on tonight. it is, after all, a rest week....
saturday was cold, but sunny. this was the big day, with 4500 verticle feet in 65 miles of riding. not bad for march in wisconsin. ron was hurting but we all made it through. ben, kevin, mike and i rode all the way up to blue mounds. that climb is a biggie, one of the best in the midwest. it was an epic day and i even got some sun on my cheeks (and wind). we followed that up with a couple of beers and some grease at the grumpy (dusty) troll. great food but bad for recovery. we stopped by to see greg and then went to mike's sisters for a little while (and met chippy the cat). so, after all that i thought i would sleep hard for sure. just the opposite, i probably only slept 3 or 4 hours (none really after around 2:30am).
up at 5 and in the water at 5:40, the whole swim felt rough. i managed to make it through the workout, but it hurt. home for breakfast and a little laying around and then it was round 3 on the bike. i didn't think i should start but i did, hoping that i would feel better as i rode. i didn't, and bagged it after about 1:20. still got around 3 hours in of biking (around 50 miles) and an hour and twenty in the pool. no slouch day by any means. felt bad to bail on the guys, but i'd hate to drive myself into the ground in march.
in four days: 13 hours of training, 9.5 of which were on the bike. sweet. speaking of the bike, it's a mess and that is what i will be working on tonight. it is, after all, a rest week....
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