Here are my training stats for December. There was vast improvement over November when I was battling another UC flair. Sorry for not providing the same detail as in the past, but I've been getting lazy about recording everything. My workouts over the last month have been a mix of road riding, indoor trainer, running, and weights. Maybe I should include shoveling the driveway as well since that nearly killed me two weeks ago.
Total # workouts: 23
Total time: 44:27
Total KCals: 34,463
On to January 2010...
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Plainville changes?
What the hell? I don't understand the changes Jim has made to the Plainville spring series.
http://www.plainvillespringseries.com/2010_Spring_Series_Flyer.pdf
He has changed the feature race to cat 2-3-4 40+. Last year, it was an open 1-2-3. What a brilliant move...lower the number of potential participants!!! Did some old man complain about racing against the younger guys or cat 1's? I'm an over 40 cat 2 and would rather race against the younger guys...especially in a spring series. Also, can you imagine racing against some cat 4's that have already potentially done two races? No thank you!!! Actually. maybe they won't be that tired since the race distances are ridiculously short. The loop is only 0.5 miles long.
This sucks for me because a Saturday series fits into my schedule better than Sunday. I guess I will have to bite the bullet and do Bethel instead.
http://www.plainvillespringseries.com/2010_Spring_Series_Flyer.pdf
He has changed the feature race to cat 2-3-4 40+. Last year, it was an open 1-2-3. What a brilliant move...lower the number of potential participants!!! Did some old man complain about racing against the younger guys or cat 1's? I'm an over 40 cat 2 and would rather race against the younger guys...especially in a spring series. Also, can you imagine racing against some cat 4's that have already potentially done two races? No thank you!!! Actually. maybe they won't be that tired since the race distances are ridiculously short. The loop is only 0.5 miles long.
This sucks for me because a Saturday series fits into my schedule better than Sunday. I guess I will have to bite the bullet and do Bethel instead.
Sleeping Giant December 27
It's sad to say that the sleeping giant reports are my ONLY ride reports these last few weeks. These days, it seems like Sunday is the only day I'm able to get out on the road. I'd like to get out on Saturday too, but the weather (ie. snow, rain, VERY low temps) has put a hold on that. My goal for Saturday is to get out VERY early before the family wakes, but it's hard to find the motivation when it's 12 degrees. Plus, I need to get out early because Christine has swimming at 9am. Soon Ian will have basketball as well on Saturday's, so my day will be entirely booked. I don't mind the indoor workouts, but with the season approaching fast, I need to get in more time on the road. Let's hope the new year will bring more motivation. I know there are other guys already logging in mega-miles and I'm probably already way behind them.
As for the sleeping giant ride this week, one word will sum it up...and that word is wet. Thanks to the heavy rains we had Saturday and Saturday night, the roads were completely saturated for Sunday morning. Well, at least most of the snow is gone and the temps were in the lower 50's, so not all is bad.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/21119914
Even though is was a smaller group than usual (about 25), the pace was ballistic at times. I don't know where all these guys get their winter fitness. Maybe they get out on the road more than once a week. I wanted to find a happy place at the back of the group, but that was impossible since guys were constantly being gapped in front of me.
The ride finally came completely apart on the prison hill when Pete P, clad in a neon orange ski hat, drilled it. About 8 or 9 guys rolled away and I was able to grab on. This group contained some of the local heroes like Mike M, Pete P, Brian G, Brian K, Julio, JI, and a couple other guys I can't remember. We rolled into the finish together.
On the way home, the rest of the guys chose to take the bike path, but I didn't want to deal with the remaining snow and ice, so I stuck to the roads. Overall, a good ride and my fitness is getting better each week. Now if only I can stay healthy. The Bethel and Plainville series are now a little more than two months away...unbelievable!!!
Thanks for reading...
As for the sleeping giant ride this week, one word will sum it up...and that word is wet. Thanks to the heavy rains we had Saturday and Saturday night, the roads were completely saturated for Sunday morning. Well, at least most of the snow is gone and the temps were in the lower 50's, so not all is bad.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/21119914
Even though is was a smaller group than usual (about 25), the pace was ballistic at times. I don't know where all these guys get their winter fitness. Maybe they get out on the road more than once a week. I wanted to find a happy place at the back of the group, but that was impossible since guys were constantly being gapped in front of me.
The ride finally came completely apart on the prison hill when Pete P, clad in a neon orange ski hat, drilled it. About 8 or 9 guys rolled away and I was able to grab on. This group contained some of the local heroes like Mike M, Pete P, Brian G, Brian K, Julio, JI, and a couple other guys I can't remember. We rolled into the finish together.
On the way home, the rest of the guys chose to take the bike path, but I didn't want to deal with the remaining snow and ice, so I stuck to the roads. Overall, a good ride and my fitness is getting better each week. Now if only I can stay healthy. The Bethel and Plainville series are now a little more than two months away...unbelievable!!!
Thanks for reading...
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