Better put some miles in...
I figure it's time to actually ride my bike and stop making up stories about riding/training. After all of January and a good part of December off the bike, you can only imagine what it felt like to sit on the brand new Toupe saddle that came with my new Tarmac SL. I could hardly push my cleats into the pedals. Team Rico talked me in to doing Valley of the Sun with him...I know he and AJ are attempting to help me keep my spot on the team. Team Rico said he overheard AJ say that there's a lot of guys who wear the same size jersey I do and would ride a 56cm.
Now you know why every time I write about going to the UC and not seeing Turbo that I've just been full of crap. Turbo's probably been out riding whenever I've made that incorrect reference. This all started out with the idea that it takes 3 - 4 weeks of no training before you really lose fitness. I saw it as an experiment. In fact, when I told J-dorade about it, she asked if it could be her science fair project. She was learning about independent and dependent variables. We tried to fit in quantity of beer drank, but when reviewed by her science teacher he requested that variable be removed. D-oza reminded me that I can only drink beer upon race victory. Two strikes, you're out!
After 3 weeks of no cycling training, J-dorade's experiment protocol called for a power test. When she calculated my output at 2.2 watts/kilogram, I had to admit that I was proud considering the amount of beer I drank after the family went to bed each night. The only thing that kept me at the level I'm at is 3 bottles of Optygen since January 1st. BadMF will tell you that I seriously exceeded the recommended dosage of 3 tablets with breakfast each day. It was hard to put away 9 of those each morning, but I found that chocolate milk made it easier. I tried to get J-dorade to add that as a variable, but she just rolled her eyes at me.
Tomorrow should be another day off the bike, but AJ said he was coming to my house to pick me up at 8:30 for the club ride. The main motivation is the possibility of drinking a beer sometime later this season and seeing Turbo somewhere in the UC tomorrow since the club ride is heading south. I know he was threatening to ride the Frozen Hog tomorrow, but with Prime Time showing up with the skills, he'll probably be on the road bike somewhere far from the Hog. Although, Prime Time may be dreaming of warm weather a bit too much. I know it's late, but does anyone have an MTB I can use tomorrow morning?