Spring is here! Or maybe not!

Two weeks ago you would have thought spring was here. The snow was melting, the birds were singing and I was riding outside. It was beautiful a beautiful thing. After several months on the trainer riding outside was a welcome change. But then, as often happens, the weather changed and the snow came back with a vengeance.

Looking on the bright side, I did get to put on my finest spandex and do some testing outdoors while the weather was still nice. The results? In a 20min TT my average wattage went from 227 watts to 252 watts. Same road, same bike, about a 10% improvement in 3 months. I guess all that time spent on the trainer is paying off. Which is good because I'm going to need the motivation to get back on the trainer and keep working. Only 63 days till the State Time Trial and I need more watts!

In other news, I've started running again. It turns out I got in to the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon this year. Which is precisely 8 days after the State Time Trial. I can run while I'm on layovers with work, but I'll have to shoehorn some swimming into my training schedule while I'm at home.

Then once the Time Trial and Alcatraz are over, training changes again as I start stretching my endurance to get ready for the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike race in mid August.

So, it should be a fun year. I know the snow wont last forever. And once all the skiers are gone, I'll have over a hundred miles of some of the best mountain biking there is, just out my back door. I wonder if my tax refund will cover a PowerTap for the mountain bike?

Any way, for now it's back on the trainer on the TT bike.

Train Hard and Smart

Pat