Rosedale Report

Saturday morning dawned bright and early and with it came the first "ride" of the spring, the Rosedale Ride. This ride is in its 13th year and the money raised benefits the Rosedale school which is a school for children with disabilities. Now on the the ride...I ended up doing the ride with my friend Dave Hinojosa and had planned to do it with another buddy but he bailed at the last minute. Oh well, his loss.

Ride recap...we had originally planned to do the 42 miler but the weather was nice and the legs were fresh so decided to ride the 65er. Turned out to be a pleasant day in the mid 70s, the only issue was the wind. Boy was it windy, but I guess in the long run riding in wind makes you stronger. We ended up averaging 17.0 mph with moments of strength and weakness out of both of us. Hino can really power up those hills, and when asked admitted that he hates hills and that is why he goes up them so quickly. Sounds like good logic to me.

I love the Rosedale and will probably do it every year as all the volunteers are very appreciative of the riders and are some of the nicest people you will find on any sponsored ride.

Another week of riding and a new horse

Well I have been a bit delinquent in getting these blogs posted, so here is a brief recap since the last blog. Got sick, got better, got a new "used" bike, went and rode the following mileage: 15 miles, 20 miles, 35 miles, 15 miles, and 20 miles. Let me tell you the new bike floats like a dream. Does it make me faster...yes, does it make me sore in certain areas because of the new seat...yes, does it wish it had a better rider to go even faster...yes, does it make me sexier...that is debatable. Well thats about it until this weekend when I have my first mini charity ride of the spring, the Rosedale Ride...still determining whether I will be going the 42 or 62 mile route. Until then...

Weekend

Once again another great weekend in Austin. Started off Saturday by sleeping in for the first time in a long while. Then went on a nice hard 30 mile bike ride. After a short nap it was off to an MS150 fundraiser for Team TacoDeli. Sunday was all about relaxation. Saw the movie 300 and without giving a long drawn out review, I would say that the movie was good but not as visually amazing as I had expected. Oh well. Today my new bike should be here. Woohoo. More tomorrow.

Great Ride

Yesterday was another fantastic early spring day in Austin with a high temp of about 78 degrees. The sky was blue with very few clouds and the wind was pretty light. Great day for a ride. 20 miles with an average speed of 17.6 mph. Only a 15 miler today before a 35 miler this weekend. Have a good one.

Crossfit Bootcamp Increased Base Fitness

I am in the 5th week of training for the MS150 and Tour de Cure cycling events and Crossfit bootcamp has turbocharged my training. As an off-season program I participated in Crossfit Centrals PM bootcamp for January and February. The benefits were astounding. My leg and core strength far surpass where I was last year even after a full 10 weeks of training. My stamina is greatly improved and my threshold for pain has skyrocketed. Though I am completely focusing on on-bike training this month and not participating in the March bootcamps, I know that my base fitness is far above what it would have been with biking alone. I will certainly be back in bootcamp once these rides are completed. Thanks Crossfit Central. Now off for a 20 mile ride.