{"id":2875,"date":"2011-01-16T19:15:03","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T01:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.brickhouseracing.com\/?p=2875"},"modified":"2011-01-16T19:26:37","modified_gmt":"2011-01-17T01:26:37","slug":"2875","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickhouseracing.com\/?p=2875","title":{"rendered":"Training Camp 2011: Days 1 and 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 1 was relatively easy. Since Matt didn’t have to work this weekend, he followed me up for a couple of days of riding.\u00a0 We got on the trail around 1:30 and rode the orange loop. My prescribed workout for the day was 2 hours with various intensities, so we headed up Green Mountain Road for a little more climbing & saddle time. Afterward, some friends came over & hung out for a couple of sunset beers at the cabin.<\/p>\n

This morning, we planned to meet up with Memphis friend Forrest Owens and ride almost all of the Syllamo’s Revenge course. However, Forrest had to get home earlier than previously thought, so we re-tooled our plan to just the yellow and blue trails from Blanchard Springs. I quickly realized, though, that I wasn’t feeling the pace that the guys were pushing, so when I caught up to them, I offered to let them go so I could ride longer, and at my own pace. They ended up with 2.5 hours, and I rode the remainder of the trail solo. Matt was nice enough to meet me at the Hwy 5 trailhead with water then pick me up on Green Mountain Road once I was around the loop. Final ride time was 4 hours, 56 minutes (including various food\/photo breaks).<\/p>\n

I try to ride at least one more technical section every time I’m on the trail. Today was no exception, though I did manage to wreck a few extra times (all were generally slow-speed, but left me with some extra bruises). Riding in solitude gives you a lot of quality time with your own self doubt and personal fears. Singletrack therapy is your friend…<\/p>\n