Let the taper begin.
Time to chill out. The last 2 weeks on the bike were used to "over reach" on the miles and hours. Most of my ride were 3-7 hours in length and at a pretty high intensity. Now it is time to chill out and taper for the 12 Hours of Thunder. From today till the day of the event my rides will be 1-2 hours. Pretty much ever day will be pretty low intensity except for Tuesday, which I will attend the group ride and open up the legs a bit. Also this week, there will be lots of carbs consumed to build up the reserves in the body. Lots of pasta, gatorade, pretzels, oatmeal, etc. will be consumed on a regular basis. Also going to do some loading on ELETE Tablytes. This little product is an electolyte in pill form. Think of it as a multi-vitamin....but it's only electrolytes. One a day keeps the cramps away.
Other than getting ready for the race, I will be holding down the shop. Yesterday was busy. That is a good thing, as it makes the day go faster. Helped a guy that purchased 2 C-Dale's from us about a month ago. He is happy. He is so happy, that he gave me a $25 tip! Nice guy! He said...."Thanks for going out of your way and making us happy." I replied with...."Thanks, but I do this for everybody. It's part of the job." Well, I guess it pays to be nice. Afterall it is a bike shop. Why should a bicycle buying experience be like pulling teeth? Well, I guess it would if you shopped at that other shop in town that starts with an "S" and contains two "ee". Can you figure that one out?
What else...
Solo Goat (Ernesto) was winning the 24 Hours of Big Bear the last ime I looked at the live feed. He was many laps up on Cameron Chambers and Mark Hendershot. Go Goat Go! Check the live feed here.
Well, now it is time to get ready to go out and play on the NRS Air. I am heading to Greenbelt for some singletrack fun. Just going to ride to the end and back.
Here is my July race schedule...
July 9...12 Hours of Winter...LINK HERE
July 30-31...24 Hours of 9 Mile...LINK HERE
Both races are in Wisconsin, and offer a good helping of sufferage and pain.
OK, that is it. Time to ride...then to work...then work on RAGBRAI t-shirt designs for the great Slick Willy.
Almost forgot...
HAPPY FATHERS DAY!
Dad, you better be out logging huge miles on the Orbea, and not doing yard work, home decorating, or watching TV.
:-)
Jeff Kerkove said at 4:47 AM
