Well, the new season is 2008. It's going to start with a few months of indoor training with the U of M Team. Then it's off to Fayetteville, Ourkansas for spring break and some serious training and hopefully a few races.
My new bike for this year is a Trek Madone 5.2 Pro. It's pretty sweet, and I got a great deal on it thanks to my boss at Boehm's Cycle. I'll keep it stock (full Ultegra) except for a Selle Italia Flite saddle and some Michelin Krylion Carbon 23c tires for training. Maybe I'll use a computer this year, who knows.
As for new goals? I'm actually going to try this year. I'm going to push myself to stay in shape and eat well. For the last eight years of racing mountain bikes it's been for fun and I've never taken it seriously. Last summer ended terribly with little racing and a nasty bout of bronchitis. Since then, I've been riding plenty, eating well, and feeling great. I figure if I'm going to ride a $3500 bike, I'd better be fast enough to deserve it.
I'll spend spring training and racing on the road, and once summer hits, I'm going to include some MTB races. I haven't done a real mountain bike race in two seasons, and I really miss it.
specific season goals:
1. Do every collegiate road race.
2. Upgrade to a cat.B collegiate road racer.
3. Win a collegiate C/D race.
4. Do some serious MTB races once summer hits.
As the title of my blog suggests, I think it's time for me to pedal harder.
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