further cross
we decided to opt out of the blaster this year and hang around the house for the weekend to make sure everyone was recovered from being sick. i missed the blaster but i did feel nice to be able to have a leisurely saturday morning with the family. we did some odds and ends around the house in the morning. i hopped in the first of potentially 4 races i'll be doing at badger prairie park in the afternoon. the course was fun except:
the sand pit had a ride around option that was (arguably) faster than going through the sand. now, if you are going to offer a wuss out option it better be a lot longer. i still rode the sand every time for practice but come on! who designed this course, a bunch of roadies?
the race started slow - slow enough that i was able to secure second wheel through the lead out lap and until almost half way through the first full lap. i got passed by a couple of guys and dangled for awhile but began feeling like i was trying to breath under water. i finally slowed down and cleared my throat and after that i felt pretty good. the last 20 minutes i felt like i was again an active member of the race and was reeling in both 35+ riders and pro/1/2 riders. unfortunately, the leader of the pro/1/2 race caught me on his last lap which meant i got pulled. i was annoyed but i guess i should have been 10 seconds faster. i finished 7th (out of 20 or so starters) so i'll take it.
i took the scenic route home which got me 2.5 hours of riding for the day in the swirl.
sunday was spent at the pumpkin patch/hay ride and then some yard work later in the day. we were able to procure an old snow blower from robin's parents which is cool but now i need to reorganize the garage to fit everything. with the brewers loss now i guess i'll have more time to do that!
last week's training:
m: off
t: 1 hour (bike commute)
w: 1 hour (trainer)
r: 1 hour (after work)
f: off
s: 2.5 hours (further cross/military ridge)
n: off
total: 5.5 hours
now that is a typically cross season training load. i feel like i need to get my volume up a few more hours through november just to keep as much fitness as possible. easier said than done as the impending holidays/time change approach.
this is also the week of the last cross practice of the year - well - that we set up anyway.
happy monday.
the sand pit had a ride around option that was (arguably) faster than going through the sand. now, if you are going to offer a wuss out option it better be a lot longer. i still rode the sand every time for practice but come on! who designed this course, a bunch of roadies?
the race started slow - slow enough that i was able to secure second wheel through the lead out lap and until almost half way through the first full lap. i got passed by a couple of guys and dangled for awhile but began feeling like i was trying to breath under water. i finally slowed down and cleared my throat and after that i felt pretty good. the last 20 minutes i felt like i was again an active member of the race and was reeling in both 35+ riders and pro/1/2 riders. unfortunately, the leader of the pro/1/2 race caught me on his last lap which meant i got pulled. i was annoyed but i guess i should have been 10 seconds faster. i finished 7th (out of 20 or so starters) so i'll take it.
i took the scenic route home which got me 2.5 hours of riding for the day in the swirl.
sunday was spent at the pumpkin patch/hay ride and then some yard work later in the day. we were able to procure an old snow blower from robin's parents which is cool but now i need to reorganize the garage to fit everything. with the brewers loss now i guess i'll have more time to do that!
last week's training:
m: off
t: 1 hour (bike commute)
w: 1 hour (trainer)
r: 1 hour (after work)
f: off
s: 2.5 hours (further cross/military ridge)
n: off
total: 5.5 hours
now that is a typically cross season training load. i feel like i need to get my volume up a few more hours through november just to keep as much fitness as possible. easier said than done as the impending holidays/time change approach.
this is also the week of the last cross practice of the year - well - that we set up anyway.
happy monday.
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