Another Omaha Trip
Decided to bring my bike with me to Omaha this weekend, which was great.
On a side note: What if anything helps reduce the noise of the bike rack on top of the car?
I was able to get in a 3.5 hrs of riding over the weekend.
On the 4th I went for a 2hr and 10 min ride focusing on race winning intervals. We were at the in-laws all day so instead of taking the customary afternoon nap I hit the roads of Underwood, IA. I now have a better appreciation of the nice MN shoulders, because none of the roads I went on had anything close to a shoulder. There were some great drivers that gave me plenty of space, but there were a couple "pucker" moments that I could have done without. Overall it was a good ride, plus it helped balance a less than perfect eating day.
On the 5th I was able to get in 1hr and 20min, while my youngest took her afternoon nap. I tried to find a decent road but was unsuccessful, thus I decided to do some hill intervals after about 40 min on the bike to get something out of the ride. The only "hills" close to my brothers house (where we stay) were not huge, but okay to do 30 sec sprints. Thus I did 2 sets of 5 x 30sec x 30sec with 6 min of rest between.
Overall I felt that I made lugging the bike down worthwhile.
Going to do a Crit race this Sunday, and then a 2 day stage race the following weekend.
My brother did say he checks the blog so at least I know somebody is reading my dribble.
Take Care - Jeff
Yes, I do read your Posts. I do find them interesting and I like to check out what you have to say after your trips to Omaha and see how your racing is going. Brian
Posted by: Brian | 07/15/2009 at 07:18 PM