Update!!
Wow...keeping up with blogging is harder than I thought!
It's been a couple weeks, but here is the latest update on my "diet": weighed myself at the gym today (before spin class) and was 136.5 with clothes on, so I'm going to call it at 136. I was 146 when we got back from Christmas vacation (aka Sloth-a-thon 2007). So far that's ~10 lbs in three weeks. Not too shabby!
Dan and I have been doing a lot of spin class, weights, cardio, and riding/racing on the weekends. We raced at Fontana two weekends ago (Winter Series #1) and I did XC and DH. First XC race in 3 years!! It hurt like hell and I got beat by 8 minutes, but oh well! My competitor and friend, Allison, has been training harder than me, for sure. I just want to use it as VQ training and try to better my lap time this coming weekend (goal = shave 2 minutes off each lap for a final time of ~1:42).
Me (in the middle) with my best riding buds, Allison (L) and Nancy (R)
The downhill was WINDY! Lots of folks got blown over and had strong headwinds. I got pretty lucky and managed to pull out a 4th place finish (out of 10...woo hoo!) Michelle beat me by 10 seconds though...gotta work on closing that gap, for sure!
I made Mountain Bike Action's on-line summary of the race...it's actually a pretty good picture (though I was really going off my line at that moment but hey, nobody can tell, right?!) Here is the link: MBAction.com
Photo from mbaction.com
Anyway, we did a sufferfest ride this past Saturday with Allison & Justin...42 miles and 9000 feet of climbing. The route was pretty crazy (including a one hour hike a bike up West Horsethief) but we made it with a little day light to spare. Here is a pretty typical (but very beautiful) picture:
That's Dan and me at the top of Upper Holy Jim Trail in the Santa Anas.
Well, off to bed, with another busy week ahead, more training, and more racing to look forward to!
It's been a couple weeks, but here is the latest update on my "diet": weighed myself at the gym today (before spin class) and was 136.5 with clothes on, so I'm going to call it at 136. I was 146 when we got back from Christmas vacation (aka Sloth-a-thon 2007). So far that's ~10 lbs in three weeks. Not too shabby!
Dan and I have been doing a lot of spin class, weights, cardio, and riding/racing on the weekends. We raced at Fontana two weekends ago (Winter Series #1) and I did XC and DH. First XC race in 3 years!! It hurt like hell and I got beat by 8 minutes, but oh well! My competitor and friend, Allison, has been training harder than me, for sure. I just want to use it as VQ training and try to better my lap time this coming weekend (goal = shave 2 minutes off each lap for a final time of ~1:42).
Me (in the middle) with my best riding buds, Allison (L) and Nancy (R)
The downhill was WINDY! Lots of folks got blown over and had strong headwinds. I got pretty lucky and managed to pull out a 4th place finish (out of 10...woo hoo!) Michelle beat me by 10 seconds though...gotta work on closing that gap, for sure!
I made Mountain Bike Action's on-line summary of the race...it's actually a pretty good picture (though I was really going off my line at that moment but hey, nobody can tell, right?!) Here is the link: MBAction.com
Photo from mbaction.com
Anyway, we did a sufferfest ride this past Saturday with Allison & Justin...42 miles and 9000 feet of climbing. The route was pretty crazy (including a one hour hike a bike up West Horsethief) but we made it with a little day light to spare. Here is a pretty typical (but very beautiful) picture:
That's Dan and me at the top of Upper Holy Jim Trail in the Santa Anas.
Well, off to bed, with another busy week ahead, more training, and more racing to look forward to!
