Eat, recover, eat, sleep, recover, eat, eat....
WOW! All I have to say is that doing long rides sure does a number to the appetite. During the race season it seems like my grocery bill increases ten fold. I really need to get this under control. Atleast doing long rides keeps the weight off.
Well, I have one more day of work left before I leave for Billngs, Montana. I think tomorrow after work I will hit-up the Tuesday night death march, also known as the Tuesday night road group ride. Once again, I am going to show up on my Giant XTC and hopefully inflict some pain. I know a lot of the fast roadie guys will take it some what easy since this weekend is the Iowa State Road Race Championship over by Dubuque, Iowa.
Today, I went out for just 1.5 hours on the mnt bike to work on leg speed. Just fast enough to keep the heart rate at a calm 140 pbm. I felt pretty good, and hopefully it continues into the weekend. I think I will praise some of my new equipment for this year. The component sponsor for Cateye Enduro is SRAM. I had a been a Shimano guy in the past. Last year, I rode the new XTR dual control levers with disc brakes. That stuff is the shiz-nit! I never had problems with it, and it fits into my riding style. This year we are running the X-9 trigger shifters and rear derailuer. X-9 makes XTR and XT rapidfire shifter a joke. The SRAM X-9 is so precise and solid. There is no play or slop. It's push, and your in your gear. The other cool thing is you shift only with your thumb, unlike Shimano, where you use your thumb and pointer finger. If you get the chance to ride SRAM X-9, or even X-7, you won't be sorry.
www.sram.com
In other news, I see on MTBR.com where Tinker had his bike stolen at gunpoint. That makes me glad I live in the heartland, where the worst thing that can happen is your neighbors cows get out and wonder onto the highway....just kidding! I seen that on MTBR.com, my teammate Eric Warkentin won the solo 12 hour category at the 12 Hours of Weaverville in CA. That dude is fast! Also on MTBR.com they are keeping tabs on the 8 or so guys and gal that are racing The Great Divide mountain bike trail. Those guys are freaks. It sounds like a good time, but I say that as I sit here in front of my computer and not at 10,000 feet in the pooring rain at 2:00 AM.
Well, thats about it. I wil lkeep you posted maybe one more time until after I return from Montana next Monday. Hopefully, I might be able to find a internet connection in Billings and post a few words.
Ride hard!!
Jeff Kerkove said at 7:14 PM
