The first dump in ages

Riding to work has become difficult. Our first substantial snow fall.

Well due to a large amount of work I didn't get out for Tuesday's night ride. I am not too upset as the weather took a turn for the worst. It was rideable bike very cold. I did however get out to spin class on Wednesday. Ouch. I don't know if the teacher is going too hard too early or I am pushing myself too hard. Maybe a bit of both. I rarely get saddle sores but after last nights ride I have a nice collection.

We are doing long interval training with continually short breaks in between.

I hope I am not going to hard too soon-I don't want to burn out before the spring. Winter is long.

I am booked in for a week of skiing in the US of mother trucking A. Utah to be precise. Pretty excited by this. I want to be able to ski full days everyday. Spin should help.

I have another spin on friday and maybe another xcountry ride on the weekend. THis may not happen because of the 3-4 inches of new snow that has dropped. This could make for a fun chaotic ride to say the least.

This week: more free-basing

This week my goals will be to ride twice and spin twice.

The spinning class right now is mainly consisting of long moderate intervals both sitting and standing. (2 min intervals)
I am also doing 5 min hill climbs at a medium to moderate pace. Its good but I still am not motivated and look for excuses for not going, like "but my beer will get warm"

Mountainbiking is basically the fun part. I ride with a couple of people who are generally more fit than myself. I ride for 2-3 hours but the cold air (between -1 and -6) is getting the better of me. It feels like I have a log attached to the back of my bike. Its wet and because the leaves have fallen, it makes for a surprise every corner. The Tuesday rides are at night so that adds to the terror. I have switched to small DH tires to accomodate for the riding mistakes I make due to the above. It helps but also hinders. The tires are pretty heavy making the climbs pretty tough. I have probably added close to 2 pounds to my bike including my light system. Its noticable.

Pic is my commuter bike, readying itself for a long winter of shitty streets and blind drivers.
Other pic is my urban destroyer.

Lets see how this week unfolds...

Base camp

Last week I managed to get in two 1 hour classes of spinning and a night ride for 2 hours. The weekend I did a two hour ride before my girlfriend trashed her rear deraillier. I felt pretty good while I was doing the excersise but I was pretty unmotivated.

My current training is to create a strong base for when I up the training after xmas. Right now my goal is to just have fun.