Well, now that my little shoulder debacle is over, it is time to get started on the 2011 season. At this time, my mind is going a mile a minute with things I want to get accomplished and figured out for the season: what races I want, do I want to ride the same bike, [...]
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2011 has begun
Shoulder D-Day
Well, I got all the riding in outside that I could, but now it looks like it is all trainerville until, well, I’m not sure, but for a while. Tomorrow is the big day. Pre-Op stuff at noon, then under the knife at 1. The surgery should only last between an hour to 2 hours…..that [...]
The time for being outside is winding down..
Well, let’s get updated with the shoulder happenings. The last I spoke of it, I was out spankin’ the competition at the 12 Hours of Bradbury. Since then, I took some time off, time to heal. I thought, if I don’t use it to do anything, it should speed up the recovery time. After about [...]
Bradbury Twelve Recap
What a day of racing… I have to say that I was very nervous about this race. Not really about the race itself, but how my shoulder would hold up. I heard TONS about the race course and just how rooty it was, and it did not disappoint. I got there a day early and [...]
The wheels are a rolling again…
Recovery week is over, and the base 3 period is on. What does that mean? much more difficult workouts. I wrote up my months training plan, and my legs hurt just from reading it. I can’t wait. By the time this month is over, I will see real improvement in times and fitness. Actually, I [...]
Out there doing it..
Yea, I’ve been busy. Not always riding, but busy either way. This past weekend, mother nature thought she was going to be cruel and try to stick around a bit longer. While at lower elevation it wasn’t a big deal, but at high elevations, it has been playing havoc with things. Because of the snow, [...]
Silly potholes
During the course of the day, I fine myself look at my rss feeds for 22 different websites. Its almost like getting an email in the inbox. YEAH!!!! Something to take me away from what is going on at work is always a good thing. Some of them are gadget type sites, but most of [...]
Ohh Mike, say it ain’t so
Well, it seems like time flies by when you are having fun, or something like that. At least that is the way it seems when you are riding in 40+ degree temps in February in New England. While the mid-Atlantic states have been getting pounded pretty hard with snow, here in New Hampshire, it has [...]
Weekend riding and baseline testing
This weekend was filled with some good riding, and some quality time spent at home. First, we had off of work on Friday. It was a nice treat to have a 3 day weekend. Kelly had off on the same day, so we took advantage of it, walked a dog a bunch, did some shopping [...]
2 workouts in 12 hours
Well, trainer riding is in full effect right now. Silly snow and weather. Last night, nothing too exciting. I’m in the process of getting my body built up and prepped for the next upcoming weeks. So, it was just a simple, hour long ride, keeping my heart rate in zone 2. Nothing to difficult, nothing [...]