| For 6 Months..... har. |
Well the season officially ended for me in July, technically after that I was damaged and had pretty much all the wind I could have taken out of me. It sucked. I did PDE 2012, 30km course. I did well and rode fairly strong but I didn't by any means race it. I did ride it with a friend of mine as well. I don't care much about the placing at all. I was just happy to ride.
On the other hand I was abhorring training entirely. My body shows it. I'm not quite as thin *if I ever was really* as I was in July, and the pants are a little tighter then normal.
By no means am I blaming anything but myself. I've spent a bit too much time eating food I shouldn't and not enough time eating foods I should, I've also spent too much time using some videogames as a crutch to get over my shoulder, and not enough spending time with my bikes to get over it... blegh anyway.
I've come to the point now where I've gotten mad enough to start training again with a mission.
My mission this 2013 year is 3 things. 3 Races spaced over a bit of time (competitive, the rest of them are for funsies and challenges of different types.... also more designed around not having to plan much for them)
1. Paris to Ancaster (I'm not going to talk about my mechanical here because its not important, it happened, I'm over it.)
Its the race I love to hate. Last year I started strong and rode like I was possessed. I pushed myself hard and wondered how long I could hold the pace. It wasn't my legs that gave out on me during that race, it was my back down the rail trail section of the course. It slowed me down quite a bit. I figured I had enough power for Martin hill as well at the end of the race. While this may have been the case, the problem I might have had with it, is that I forgot how rough it is leading into the actual climb. Noteworthy for next year.
I'll make sure to strengthen my core this winter while on my plan. There are structured sections in my plan to "wildcard" it up. During the wildcard times I'm going to work my core out with off days doing upper body. On light days where the weather is good, I'll go hiking at Heber to strengthen my legs a bit.
A stronger core, warmth on my hands and feet will carry me a lot farther and allow me to keep the power on rather then having to slow down and work kinks out of my lower back. The warmth will also allow me to be able to switch gears rather then having my fingers so cold I can't put any pressure on them.
2. Dirty Kanza Long Version
I've come to really like P2A even though after the race I always hate the repair bill on my bike. The DK takes it to another level with a 320km race. I'm not sure what to expect from it other then its long, gravely, and looks mad painful. I don't have much to say other then I look forward to training for it.
3. HANSOLO.
This year at the Hot August Nights I'll be looking to ride that solo. The HAN course usually seems to be fairly calm compared to some of the other courses that Chico puts on. Which is fine, the Summer Solstice course this year was hella fun. A bit more technical then anything I've seen them do, but it was loaded with fun things to do while riding without feeling like it was a chugging nasty chore to finish.
At this point, its a chemical experiment starting with the Kanza.. if I can pull the Kanza off.... then HANSOLO should be little more then going once more unto the breech.
I'll also attempt the 100km PDE SS and such, since really why not. That and I like PDE quite a bit but thats just a completion thing :)
Anyway
6 Months
1800 calories a day
Recording everything / with pics, here.
Drop weight, up wattage, get faster, get meaner.
Day one begins today.
