The season looms...

Training isn't going exactly as I'd like but pretty well. It is hard to get all the hours planned in on my trainer. The boredom I can handle but my rear gets sore just sitting vs an active ride. Plus I feel a little burn out after several days in a row. Maybe someday when I have 2000sq ft training gym with a large screen for virtual training rides I can put in 15 hrs/wk during the winter. Ya, then...

Back in the real world, I wish this weather would clean up. Took my training tire off to go riding during the short stint of nice weather which happened to be a rest week unfortunetly. Now its been sucky and I'm too lazy to put it back on.

So I've been running on the tread mill. Not a runner. More lumbering actually. In fact, to keep my heart rate low enough I can't even run that fast. Who cares, I'm a Mt biker, don't need no stinking running shoes--bah!

My weight training is going to help, I can tell. Into a lift phase that calls for 40-60 reps--frick that hurts. The first two phases were low and medium reps for power building. This is for muscular endurance. Doing 40+ squats in one set at a medium pace burns baby! We'll see if it helps on those long hill climbs.

still waiting on the new bike. pics coming when I get it.