Looks like we are going to have some great weather for the race this weekend. Right now it is raining like nothing else! If we had an ocean next to us this would be classified a hurricane and we would be complaining about getting financial aid, but since we live in the midwest, we just go to work instead.
We were hoping to get over to Kettle Moraine after working the Wheel and Sprocket sale this weekend, but I don't think that is going to happen due to all the rain. I got most of my parts for the NRS this week. Our team Maxxis order came in, all 40 lbs. of tires!! I have never seen a box so packed with tires before. I also got my wheels, they are SOOOO light, I can't wait to get off road get them dirty.
Sunday we are heading up to Madison to get see what all this winter training has done for us. Cathy is thinking about trying the Women's 4 race and is a little nervous but will do just fine. I am excited to pin a number on my jersey again, it seems like forever since the last cyclo-cross race last fall.
Sorry for the lack of pictures. I will try to get some up here this weekend.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Monday, April 03, 2006
That was close!!
This weekend was a mix of decent riding, and typical spring weather. Friday it rained so I was on the trainer, vowing it would be my last time...again. Saturday was a little nicer, kinda windy but at least not raining. We were hoping to get some mt.biking in but because of the rain the trails are still closed. I headed over to New Glaris for a good hill workout. I met up with Jim and Bill who already had 25 miles behind them. We hit the hills and I felt surprisingly well, considering how much I was hurting on the trainer the night before. The route was a little longer than I thought but good for a 64 mile ride.
Meanwhile Cathy wanted to go for a ride but didn't want to get all dressed up to face the cold so she hit the trainer for about an hour. Then just as she was finishing up Christina called wanting to ride. Cathy couldn't say no so piled on some clothes and they were off. When I got home I was pretty proud of myself for getting a good 3.5 hour ride in, only to be almost matched with Cathy's 3 hour ride!! She was pretty tired so we just crashed.
Sunday was more rain. We watched some TV and just lounged around for most of the day. I needed to get some hours in so I jumped on the trainer for some more Steady State excitement. The storm was really picking up at this point with T-storm warning flashing up all the time. We seen some lightning but nothing too bad until WHAMMMM! A flash of lightning was about as close as ever, all the windows were just white with light! Then the weird part, my Polar HR monitor went crazy, it switched to a totally different setting and starting beeping. We also have a picture with a metal frame next to the TV apparently the lightning caused a magnetic field around that because that corner of the TV was all messed up. I don't know where it struck but it had to have been close to create those kind of magnetic fields around our electrical. I am just gald I wasn't wearing my HR strap!
It is supposed to warm up this week so that will be nice. All the rides will be starting this week as well, hopefully it will dry out enough to get off road.
Meanwhile Cathy wanted to go for a ride but didn't want to get all dressed up to face the cold so she hit the trainer for about an hour. Then just as she was finishing up Christina called wanting to ride. Cathy couldn't say no so piled on some clothes and they were off. When I got home I was pretty proud of myself for getting a good 3.5 hour ride in, only to be almost matched with Cathy's 3 hour ride!! She was pretty tired so we just crashed.
Sunday was more rain. We watched some TV and just lounged around for most of the day. I needed to get some hours in so I jumped on the trainer for some more Steady State excitement. The storm was really picking up at this point with T-storm warning flashing up all the time. We seen some lightning but nothing too bad until WHAMMMM! A flash of lightning was about as close as ever, all the windows were just white with light! Then the weird part, my Polar HR monitor went crazy, it switched to a totally different setting and starting beeping. We also have a picture with a metal frame next to the TV apparently the lightning caused a magnetic field around that because that corner of the TV was all messed up. I don't know where it struck but it had to have been close to create those kind of magnetic fields around our electrical. I am just gald I wasn't wearing my HR strap!
It is supposed to warm up this week so that will be nice. All the rides will be starting this week as well, hopefully it will dry out enough to get off road.
Friday, March 31, 2006
SPRING IS HERE!!!
Spring might have officially started a few weeks ago, but this week it truely started. The grass is turning greener everyday I am so excited to hit the trails, now all they have to do is dry out. Last weekend Cory and I were out at Kettle Moraine building some new trails. I was really surprised how dry it was, they are opening the trails this weekend and if we don't get a ton of rain the next couple days it looks like we will be able to get some riding in out there!!
If we do get out there this weekend I am going to be sporting the 9.8 fully rigid. The NRS is stripped down to the frame and is waiting parts to get it built. I have been riding the 9.8 set up from the cyclo-cross race all winter. I put wider bars on it just because I had them laying around, but now I have really gotten used to that and am going to try that on the NRS this year. I can't believe how snappy the bike feels with a rigid fork, I haven't had it off road much so that will be interesting to see what that feels like.
As for the NRS here is a sneak preview of what we'll be running on that this year;
SID Team Fork
El Camino Brakes with Stan's Aluminum Rotors
Stan's No Tube rims
Maxxis Tires
Egg Beater Pedals
FSA handle Bar
I should be getting the rest of the parts next week so stay tuned!
If we do get out there this weekend I am going to be sporting the 9.8 fully rigid. The NRS is stripped down to the frame and is waiting parts to get it built. I have been riding the 9.8 set up from the cyclo-cross race all winter. I put wider bars on it just because I had them laying around, but now I have really gotten used to that and am going to try that on the NRS this year. I can't believe how snappy the bike feels with a rigid fork, I haven't had it off road much so that will be interesting to see what that feels like.
As for the NRS here is a sneak preview of what we'll be running on that this year;
SID Team Fork
El Camino Brakes with Stan's Aluminum Rotors
Stan's No Tube rims
Maxxis Tires
Egg Beater Pedals
FSA handle Bar
I should be getting the rest of the parts next week so stay tuned!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Winter just won't give up!!
This past weekend it was really nice and we were able to get some decent miles in. Cathy bundled up with probably more cloths than I wear riding through a blizzard, but she was way pumped to get outside. We headed out of town into a northeast wind. The plan was to push the wind up to Milton and then have it on our backs the way home. Well for some unknown reason the group actually followed my lead, which lead us to the middle of absolutely know-where! Oh yeah and the entire time was against the wind. By this time about 1.5 hours into the ride the wind had switched to northwest. So as we started to head home we were still pushing a head wind. When we finally found Kennedy Road and turned south we had a straight west wind. It wasn't on our heads but definitely wasn't on our backs either.
Oh well it was a good ride.
This week the weather really has taken a turn for the cold. They are saying it is supposed to warm up so hopefully that happens by the weekend.
Are you into hills? Check out this race! I have never done it but from the sounds the one hill is totally killer. We are going to be in Minnesota that weekend for Easter so I think we are going to bring the bikes and see what all the winter training is worth.
Oh well it was a good ride.
This week the weather really has taken a turn for the cold. They are saying it is supposed to warm up so hopefully that happens by the weekend.
Are you into hills? Check out this race! I have never done it but from the sounds the one hill is totally killer. We are going to be in Minnesota that weekend for Easter so I think we are going to bring the bikes and see what all the winter training is worth.
Friday, March 17, 2006
- 27 -
I remember when I thought 30 was soooo old! I thought that when you turned 25 you were all grown up and by 30 you were getting old. Now here I am and feeling better than ever!!
Yestarday after work we had to stop by the mall to get my "special" desert. Cathy came out with a HUGE cookie cake...YES! Then we went home and unfortunately had to eat a fast supper before heading off to volleyball, I had to sub again so I must not have done as bad as I thought on Tuesday.
During supper though I was able to open one (I guess the other present needed to be ordered) present....(drum roll).....
When we got home from volleyball I had to watch it. THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE!! If you have to beg, borrow, or steal to see it it is totally worth it. Basically it is about the US cycling team in 2004 all trying to get a spot on the Olympic team. It is a great movie, and has a ton of great race footage.
Yestarday was all around a good day. I put an order in for a new pair of brakes. These things are sweet!
I have heard nothing but good about them, I will get a complete review up once I am able to get some miles on them.
Yestarday after work we had to stop by the mall to get my "special" desert. Cathy came out with a HUGE cookie cake...YES! Then we went home and unfortunately had to eat a fast supper before heading off to volleyball, I had to sub again so I must not have done as bad as I thought on Tuesday.
During supper though I was able to open one (I guess the other present needed to be ordered) present....(drum roll).....
When we got home from volleyball I had to watch it. THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE!! If you have to beg, borrow, or steal to see it it is totally worth it. Basically it is about the US cycling team in 2004 all trying to get a spot on the Olympic team. It is a great movie, and has a ton of great race footage.
Yestarday was all around a good day. I put an order in for a new pair of brakes. These things are sweet!
I have heard nothing but good about them, I will get a complete review up once I am able to get some miles on them.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
2006 Schedule
WOW two posts in a row!! This is actually the first time I have followed up with a promise to keep this more up todate. Below is our 2006 schedule. As it does every year things change and races get dropped and added.
2006 Race Schedule
April 22-23 – RR - WISPORT @ Whitewater
April 29-30 – MTB – Rockcut State Park
May 6-7 – MTB – WORS #1 Iola
May 13-14
May 20-21 – MTB – WORS #2 Alpine
May 27-28
June 3-4 – MTB – WORS #3 Wausau
June 10-11 - ?? – 12 hours @ Kettle (relay)
June 17-18 – 2 Year Anniversary
June 24-25 – RR – Badger State Games – Crit.
July 1-2 – MTB – WORS #5 Eau Clarie
July 8-9 - ?? – Super Week Road Races
July 15-16 – MTB – WORS #6 Franklin
July 22-23 - ?? – Super Week Road Races
July 29-30 – MTB – 24-9 @ Wausau
August 5-6 – MTB – WORS #8 Calumet
August 12-13
August 19-20
August 26-27 – MTB – WORS #9 Devils Head
September 2-3
September 9-10 – MTB – WORS #10 Kewaskum
September 16-17 Chequamegon 40
September 23-24 – MTB – WORS #11 Wisc.
Rapids
September 30- - MTB – Fall Color Fest
October 1
October 7-8 – MTB – WORS #12 Sheboygan
October 14-15
October 21-22
October 28-29
November 4-5
November 11-12 – CC – Janesville WI
November 18-19
November 25-26
Last night we spun for a while. I mounted Cathy's cycle computer to her rear wheel. That made a big difference in motivation and pacing during intervals. Tonight we have volleyball, in WE I mean actually both of us. Cathy has been playing twice a week and this week her team needs a sub, they have called everyone else on the list and then finally had to resort to asking me...nothing like being the last ditch option! Oh well I hope I don't prove to be in that position.
2006 Race Schedule
April 22-23 – RR - WISPORT @ Whitewater
April 29-30 – MTB – Rockcut State Park
May 6-7 – MTB – WORS #1 Iola
May 13-14
May 20-21 – MTB – WORS #2 Alpine
May 27-28
June 3-4 – MTB – WORS #3 Wausau
June 10-11 - ?? – 12 hours @ Kettle (relay)
June 17-18 – 2 Year Anniversary
June 24-25 – RR – Badger State Games – Crit.
July 1-2 – MTB – WORS #5 Eau Clarie
July 8-9 - ?? – Super Week Road Races
July 15-16 – MTB – WORS #6 Franklin
July 22-23 - ?? – Super Week Road Races
July 29-30 – MTB – 24-9 @ Wausau
August 5-6 – MTB – WORS #8 Calumet
August 12-13
August 19-20
August 26-27 – MTB – WORS #9 Devils Head
September 2-3
September 9-10 – MTB – WORS #10 Kewaskum
September 16-17 Chequamegon 40
September 23-24 – MTB – WORS #11 Wisc.
Rapids
September 30- - MTB – Fall Color Fest
October 1
October 7-8 – MTB – WORS #12 Sheboygan
October 14-15
October 21-22
October 28-29
November 4-5
November 11-12 – CC – Janesville WI
November 18-19
November 25-26
Last night we spun for a while. I mounted Cathy's cycle computer to her rear wheel. That made a big difference in motivation and pacing during intervals. Tonight we have volleyball, in WE I mean actually both of us. Cathy has been playing twice a week and this week her team needs a sub, they have called everyone else on the list and then finally had to resort to asking me...nothing like being the last ditch option! Oh well I hope I don't prove to be in that position.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Look a new post!!
So I haven't totally forgot about the site...yet! Like always things are really busy this time of year. Spring is on it's way, training is starting to get more intense and figuring out the schedule continues. This weekend we went home to see the fam. While Cathy was hanging with her friends I hooked up with a group ride. We headed out of town into a 20-25mph head wind, oh yeah up hill too. It was a rough way to start the ride but payed off as soon as we turned and had it on our backs. It was really nice and felt good to get out side and actually sweat a little.
Our SRAM order came in a couple weeks ago. We got Cathy's bike all built up with some pretty cool parts. A new fork, that actually works, this crank should cut some weight and a new chain and cassette. I have been selling off parts to get some upgrades as well. A new set of wheels are going to look cool, plus better brakes are hopefully in the works.
Well I need to keep it short but as we start getting more interesting rides in I will have more to post.
Our SRAM order came in a couple weeks ago. We got Cathy's bike all built up with some pretty cool parts. A new fork, that actually works, this crank should cut some weight and a new chain and cassette. I have been selling off parts to get some upgrades as well. A new set of wheels are going to look cool, plus better brakes are hopefully in the works.
Well I need to keep it short but as we start getting more interesting rides in I will have more to post.
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