Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Happennings...

Random training comments...Well, training has been going pretty good. Getting some good days in along with missing some days I shouldn't. I'm definitely ready for it to cool off just a bit. I need to start picking up my running. I've started doing yoga two days a week as suggested by Sophia. Go ahead, laugh it up if you must. You get an awesome core workout doing this stuff. I got refitted on my bike last week. Lowered the seat and stem. Pushed the seat back and extended the stem a bit more. Making me flatter when I go aero and putting my legs more over the pedals to give me more power. Felt pretty strong on the couple of rides I've gotten in. My long ride this weekend (5hrs) will be the true test.
I ended up not racing this past weekend. I was sidelined with strep...booo. I was pretty bummed about not racing, but come to find out, the race was super-unorganized. No timing chips, no course marshalls, people cutting corners everywhere. Just a big ol' cluster! Up next is a "twofer" the weekend of 8/14. I'll have a sprint race on Saturday at Lake Guntersville (I did this one last year...awesome venue) followed by an Oly up the road in Pikeville, TN on Sunday. That is the plan at least. I don't have rooms booked yet and haven't registered for the Oly yet. I'm going to see how my training goes this rest of this week. This post has been a little random and rambling, so I'll end it here with a Lance quote.

Eric's Quote of the Day: " This is my body and I can do whatever I want to it. I can push it. Study it. Tweak it. Listen to it. Everybody wants to know what I'm on. What am I on? I'm on my bike busting my ass six hours a day. What are you on?" ~ Lance Armstrong