It's time to start hoisting the sails of training and blow out of the summer doldrums. The fall is coming up, and with that is a busy slate of races. There is a jam-packed schedule of AMBCS xc stuff, but the main event will be the Berryman Epic in Missouri. It's in mid-October and I'm pumped! There's plenty of time to get ready, but not much time to waste. I need to get in gear soon. I need just a little more base work, but I also need speed work and hill work.
I raced the Big Ballin' short track last Saturday and felt really good actually. I was right in there with my man Bob and Zane "boy wonder" Jeffers right before I flatted. I was able to get a wheel change though from Curtis and catch my lap back for a 3rd place finish. Not bad considering I've never been much of a crit racer. Check out the pic of me after the race with my jersey off. Why do I hear banjo's playing in the back ground?? Hmm...
Today I grabbed the skinny tires and headed over to the Spa City to hit a hill routine with Zane. That is what I need to do more of! I can hang with him on most hills, but he's so young he recovers way faster than me. So we're hitting the next hill before I've recovered and he already has. Great workout. I need to capitalize on him as a training partner while I can, because he is making so many gains that pretty soon he won't enjoy riding with me. Tomorrow I'll recover by taking the kids for a spin, then Sunday afternoon I'll do some base work at Camp.
This falls gonna be good...
