March is for Building Character

The last few weeks of my life have been crazy - work, workout, work, sleep a little, work, hit a few appointments and go to work some more.  I've somehow managed to get a decent block of training in for the month of March.  Even though I've been short on sleep and time, I took a much needed night off of training this week to see a show.  Jeff and I went to the High Noon Saloon for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.  Awesome.

I've been hitting up a group ride or two, but mostly going it solo.  Yesterday I made my way to Belleville and back.  I found a few hills there and also found myself lost a few times over.  A word of caution - the Bombay Rides book isn't always correct.  Today I rode to Poynette and back.  This is typically one of my favorite long rides to do, but unfortunately I battled a headwind for over two and a half hours.  And while today's ride was extremely miserable, I'll chalk it up to a character building experience.

When I stepped on the scale today, it read 114.0 lbs.  It's probably been over ten years since I've seen that small of a number.  And let me tell you, it is no accident that I've come to weigh this little.  So I rode my miserable 60 miles and celebrated with a butter burger.  The last time one of those things passed by my lips was October.  Character building.

Stick a Fork In Me Cause I'm Done and Other Randomness.

Went on the first major group ride of the year. 6 dudes and 2 chicks with most people sporting road bikes. I wish I would have taken the time to put some 23mm road tires on the CX bike. 3.75 hours later and my legs are shredded from the treaded 32mm Cross Wolf tires that I rolled. Or perhaps I'm shredded from the caloric defict that I've been creating. Either way...I'm glad I got to dangle off the back for a few hours and feel a little pain.

Life has been fairly good. Lots of ups and a few downs. Unfortunately Jeff lost his job in January so money is a wee bit tight. No new bikes or other cycling related toys for me. And no coach to do my training plan. I've been fighting a nasty case of sciatica and will see the PT in a few weeks. Many of my specific cycling workouts have been dumbed down to easier rides. Stupid ass pain. I'll probably have endurance in May, just not the speed. Iola is going to hurt. Other than that, I've been turning the pedals outside and dropping weight like a bad habbit (more on this topic to come).

I saw the list of mandatory move ups on the WORS news page, which includes the Comp field. I love it; this is as it should be. There will also be a very strong and diverse woman's field this year. Exciting. I'm already feeling WORS 2010.