Overall, it wasn’t too bad of a week of riding for me. I found out right away how out of shape I was. The first day I felt strong but then the next 2 days were rather grievous, thus confirming fitness is more about recovery than single efforts.
I’m mainly riding a new training bike this winter–a Blue NX7 with Campy. You could call it a rain bike, but it doesn’t rain here much so that might be a misnomer. Foul weather bike would be more appropriate. It is a road set up, but I’ll ride it on gravel quite a bit; but, gravel is quite a bit smoother than the chipseal around here lately.
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As we speak I’m stuffing my face at the buffets of Reno, Nevada. This will serve as a final gorging session before I focus on a new season of training that starts next Monday.
As I embark on this next chapter, I will be commencing a weekly ride called “Fight Club.” For this ride, I am expecting the same robust turnout as my previous events: 2 participants including myself and my alter ego <Tyler>. This ride will take place on Saturday mornings at 9 am from the corner of Mt. Glen Rd and Booth Ln north of La Grande. Weekly throughout the winter either Tyler or myself will be there so someone is definitely going to get beat up. I’m planning on bringing the fastest bike (a.k.a. weapon) possible for the given conditions. Here is a list of the (modified) rules of fight club: Read more
