I can't say that I blame Henrik Stenson for stripping down to make a shot from the mud at Doral - I don't like being dirty either. Indeed....Temps in the 20s have returned for a short, sharp kick in the head. Yesterday's training session was vicious - the cross/head wind on the lakefront was tough. I counted less than 10 other idiots out there with me from the South end to the North end, excluding the construction worker-idiots who had no choice. It was nearly 5 hours after arriving home before I was able to feel my feet again. Of note, however, is the fact that most of the ice and snow that's accumulated at the shore has pretty much melted, leaving only a few little dirty lumps here and there.
Sooo....the big question I keep getting asked is when I'm going to start racing. People, IT'S ONLY MARCH!! The beauty of it is that I really haven't decided yet. There's an opportunity this weekend in Wisconsin to do a training crit but right now I feel like I need some long, hard rides in my legs. With no trip to warm weather and so much time spent indoors this winter, just getting in some hard, high-quality saddle time outdoors (with the boys, of course) is more what I'm looking for right now. Maybe in a couple weeks I'll jump into a crit, weather permitting. That, and I'd really like to arrive at 'cross season with a fresh head so starting later is a good thing. I'm not too worried - all of my power numbers look very good right now and I feel strong. I'll be doing a full schedule of racing but there are still a few loose ends to tie up and decisions to make.
We had a solid ride in class this morning - hard but not killer. None of the hung-over people hurled so it couldn't have been that awful. I re-worked a recent playlist and we did a threshold/sub-threshold zig-zag session to this:
Fire Woman - The Cult
Fall Back Down - Rancid
Holiday in Cambodia - Dead Kennedys
Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols
Do You Wanna Dance? - The Ramones
Why Go? - PJ
Call in the Cavalry - The Shys
Sister Surround - The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Kennedy Killed the Hat - Buck 65
Sick City Sometimes - Buzzcocks
Girlfriend in a Coma - The Smiths
That Great Love Sound - The Ravonettes
What Keeps Your Heart Beatin'? - The Rattlers
Do Right - Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Spoon - DMB
I finished 'Cat's Cradle' and started 'Living on the Black' by John Feinstein. It's about the 2007 seasons of pro pitchers Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina with the Mets and Yankees, respectively. As is always the case with Feinstein's work there's a lot of behind the scenes, insider info that provides for an interesting look into the lives of those involved in the 'game behind the game.'
Thanks for reading - hopefully soon there will be something more exciting to blog about.
Sooo....the big question I keep getting asked is when I'm going to start racing. People, IT'S ONLY MARCH!! The beauty of it is that I really haven't decided yet. There's an opportunity this weekend in Wisconsin to do a training crit but right now I feel like I need some long, hard rides in my legs. With no trip to warm weather and so much time spent indoors this winter, just getting in some hard, high-quality saddle time outdoors (with the boys, of course) is more what I'm looking for right now. Maybe in a couple weeks I'll jump into a crit, weather permitting. That, and I'd really like to arrive at 'cross season with a fresh head so starting later is a good thing. I'm not too worried - all of my power numbers look very good right now and I feel strong. I'll be doing a full schedule of racing but there are still a few loose ends to tie up and decisions to make.
We had a solid ride in class this morning - hard but not killer. None of the hung-over people hurled so it couldn't have been that awful. I re-worked a recent playlist and we did a threshold/sub-threshold zig-zag session to this:
Fire Woman - The Cult
Fall Back Down - Rancid
Holiday in Cambodia - Dead Kennedys
Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols
Do You Wanna Dance? - The Ramones
Why Go? - PJ
Call in the Cavalry - The Shys
Sister Surround - The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Kennedy Killed the Hat - Buck 65
Sick City Sometimes - Buzzcocks
Girlfriend in a Coma - The Smiths
That Great Love Sound - The Ravonettes
What Keeps Your Heart Beatin'? - The Rattlers
Do Right - Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Spoon - DMB
I finished 'Cat's Cradle' and started 'Living on the Black' by John Feinstein. It's about the 2007 seasons of pro pitchers Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina with the Mets and Yankees, respectively. As is always the case with Feinstein's work there's a lot of behind the scenes, insider info that provides for an interesting look into the lives of those involved in the 'game behind the game.'
Thanks for reading - hopefully soon there will be something more exciting to blog about.
