After some pretty good mid-season burnout, I decided it was time to stop riding my road bike. I like group rides on the road, and can usually handle about 6 months of road riding in a year. Lately, I haven't been able to do the three-hour rides on the road bike. It's just gotten boring, and the mountain bike beckons. Fall is the best mountain biking season.
In an effort to make some change in my training attitude I took out my Procaliber the other day, for a nice 2.5-hour jaunt through Madison, Verona, and Fitchburg. The mountain bike was a blast on climbs, and bombing descents was hilarious! I also spun out pretty frequently, which really helped me keep my cadence up on flat sections. Lastly, the squishy ride was oh-so-comfy. Excessive claim of the day:
Mountain is the new road!
So I did 2.5-hours Monday, 2 at Jim's on Tuesday, and am taking today as a recovery day. Tomorrow I'll do some more road, and Friday I plan on hitting up Cam-Rock with The Geo. Maybe the Kettles this Sunday?
I'm still ramping up for Chequamegon, and still have a goal of top 10% (top 250, approximately).
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40 miles at the Kettles on Sunday!
Hey Andrew,
Good luck on the Chequamegon ride! I know you will be able to make the top 10%. Keep up the great riding.
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