race time is almost here!!!!

as the belgian spring classics are into full swing, our race season here in southern ontario is about get into action with the season opener on friday. i will race the sen. 3 cat. and try to make it into the sen.1/2 cat. with in a couple of races. i will jump from racing from75-85km to 120-180km!!!. i have been laying down some really big numbers as for hours on the bike which build overall basic strength and mixing it up with threshold rides and sprint sessions of intensities and duration. my goal was not too do to much at this point in the year and hopefully save myself as the season continues throughout the summer and into fall. I have fine tuned the road steed, as one of my shifters went to the great shifter garden in the sky. i am not one to change my bike or components every couple of weeks, i have had this carbon bike now for 5 years and the ultegra 10sp grouppo has survived probably 30,000kms of harsh climates and tons of aggressive shifting. it doesnt' owe me anything.

as for the week leading into the race, here is how the training went...

sunday 3 hrs all intensities went out to the o-cup course and hammered over the hills with a large group.

monday off bad snow storm went thru dropped 15cm of snow on us.

tuesday off getting a bit better weather wise

wednesday 45 mins 20 * 30 secs on, 30 secs off all indoors.

thursday 2hrs easy spin

friday race day!!!!!

i will post after the race with data off the garmin and how the race went.