April 2009

Hail Storm

Good thing I rode indoors this morning. This afternoon we had a nice thunderstorm roll through with pounding rain and hail! It left a nice

First Half-Bogus

Today I rode Bogus Basin for the first time this year. I rode out with Kevin and we were greeted with windy conditions. I didn’t

To the Finish

Emmett–Roubaix was today and I wasn’t very excited about racing. After riding in a sleeveless jersey on Tuesday, today’s weather was more like early March

Added Tempo

Even though I felt fatigued all day from Sunday’s and Tuesday’s rides, I still went out to rack up another hour and a half of

Tuesday EHB

After a tiring Chicken Dinner road race, I decided to rest a day before riding long again. Even though it was hard due to the

Chicken Dinner

Whew! That was a tough one. After getting dropped on the hill and chasing back on a couple times, then cramping hard during the third

Two in a Row

I did another long ride today; I wanted this weekend to be all about endurance. I rode the Fruitland loop. I felt fine the first

Longish Ride

Rode with Kurt again today and this time he brought Nick, a friend of his from Portland. We rode west out to Emmett Rd, then

Short VO2s

I kept it indoors today and did a set of 4×3-minute VO2s followed by a 30-second L7 push. Legs felt good.

Monday EHB

I wanted back-to-back hard days so this evening I did an Emmett–Horseshoe Bend loop with Kurt. The weather was warm and I was finally able

Birds of Prey

With warmer, dryer weather and more quality training under my belt, the Birds of Prey road race went much better than the Slammer. I actually

Cold and Windy VO2s

Even though it’s now April, the weather still feels like winter. It was sunny most of the day and looked warm outside, but it barely