Training to Train...

Inspired by other bloggers such as Fatmarc and BikesandBeer, I decided to drink the Blogspot Kool-Aid and create 0ne to keep track of my winter performance for next season. Why so early? I am setting goals to finish top 15 overall in XC Elite class and graduate to USAC Cat 3 in Road for the 2012 season. Those are high expectations in my opinion, so I need to get a jump start to training. For the month of October, I am "training to train" as I like to call it. Unmeasurable cycling workouts mixed with cross training such as running longer distance and ice hockey while enjoying the tail end of "poor nutrition month" which is composed of excess amounts of delicious pumpkin craft brew and early Halloween treats. I am preparing mechanically on the trail as well....testing tire brands and configurations, gearing setups, and other virgin components that would not be on my bike during a race. Most importantly, I am having fun....getting out on rides that I was not able to make because of day after race recovery (had a blast this past Monday fellas!) and plans to get Dina and her bike a bit muddier than it already is....