Training Log Archive: 'Bent

First lap at 24hr summer solstice. Not all our riders will do night, so I started at 8:40 or so, with lights on by 9 in the forest. Small technical where my handlebars went free-range in the singletrack, otherwise handled the dry dusty conditions OK.

Hard to warm up then wait 30 minutes at the start in cool conditions. (My teammate broke a derailleur)

Supposed to be an easy recovery week this week. Good thing, as we're too busy to train much.

This was supposed to lead up to our season's peak in 4 weeks at the RTN with The Padre and Gazelle, but I just heard it's been cancelled. :(

Adventure racing in Canada's going down the tubes.

Did a pre-ride of the 24hr course in Albion with Bash.
It's dry and dusty. I got over-exuberant on a fast loose turn and slid out on my butt, giving my knee a good thump and Bash a good scare.

Course is flatter than usual, and my riding time on the actual course was just over an hour.

Now this was cool! A friend of ours is in town and we traded 'bents. He has a Greenspeed Trike, which is so recumbent my bike towers above it. The thing handles like an F1 racer, zipping from side to side. It's so low it would be death to ride on roads, and the wheels are tiny so it needs pretty smooth pavement, but the thing was a blast to ride on a paved bike path!

Actually feel great after the SAC but it's a busy week so no time to bike today.