Another weekend, another buildup in training volume- 30 easy on Friday, 71 w/the Trinity group on Saturday, then 86 miles w/Ryan and a couple of guys from BPC on Sunday. Not sure what I’ll end up doing today- probably something on the trainer since it’s in the 20’s outside.
It’s nice to do some tougher rides and still feel pretty strong at the end. Hopefully next weekend, I’ll get in another 70ish on Saturday and a century on Sunday. The weekend after will be Spa City, then Rouge Roubaix. I figure I’ll train through Spa City since it’s an NRC race, and even if I’m at my peak, I still won’t have too much of a chance against the likes of riders like Rebecca Rusch. It’ll still be fun to test the legs, though.
I’m mostly looking forward to Rouge. Hopefully the new team bike will be in by then. This year, I won’t be carrying water bottles, so I’m even more eager to see who shows up for the battle…
No water bottles? What do you have up your sleeve (or on your back)? Leaving a cage on just for when they pass out water might be a good idea.
I made it with 3 of my water bottles and 2 hand outs last year. Not really in shape and on flat pedals I used ~ 100oz of water.
Good luck that’s a fun race.