Today was one of those great days on the bike, being better than just a good day. The day started off at 2 am with a SERIOUS hunger awakening. I’m usually one to sleep soundly all night before enjoying breakfast, but something strange happened and I woke up in the middle of then night absolutely starving. I snuck out to the kitchen and prepared the biggest bowl of Kashi I could manage. After the snack it was another five hours of sound sleep before breakfast.
Everything seemed normal until I got on the bike when I really noticed that I was going well. I did the same ride as last Tuesday, the 38 miles down to Parker and then back up to Havasu. This time I did it twenty minutes faster while riding at the same heart rate and perceived effort. I was doing an extra 20 watts the entire time! When I got back after the four hours I felt as if I could go do it all over again. Using better judgment I decided against this and will wait until tomorrow to repeat it. This must mean that my legs are coming back… For about six weeks, training was hit or miss at best, so all the crud is getting blown out of those metabolic pathways. Maybe that third patch I put on my punctured tube last night was a lucky one. Whatever it was, it better continue!
It sounds as if the hard-cores of the Midwest are braving the cold for some serious miles as well. A hardy bunch of athletes for sure! We will represent in full force at the nationals! Rumor has it that Sova has been riding with Hanson on the iPod lately. What’s up with that? -TJ
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