19th - 22nd March Challenge is on!!!

Training is upping the Ante with an ambitious 4 Day Challenge!!!!

Thursday Evening 18:00 Memorial Park - Various
Friday 1:00pm Terry Hershey Loop - 40Miles
Saturday 08:00 Zube Park - 40 Miles
Sunday 08:00 Zube Park Ride 40 Miles

Directions to Zube Park :Take HWY 290 to Roberts Rd. exit. Turn North (right) on Roberts Rd. The park is about a 1/4 mile North of HWY. 290 on Robert's Road on the right.
http://www.northwestcyclingclub.com/club/clubinfo/maps/The%20Map%20NWCC.pdf

Watch for the Kangaroo Flag!!!

The ....."Jump Start"

.When I look at the calender I can see the big red square now ominously pulsating its recognition that its only a month away until the MS150.
For some of us training is a delight......gorgeous sun drenched mornings, no wind and every car passes you at slow speed and waves kindly.....Yea Right!!!
For others it seems like a chore....Especially Yesterday afternoon when Dave & I battled a torrential downpour. As I keep reminding my cycling buddies, any ride day could be a rain day, so its good to get your training in through different environments.


I have been stuck in Asia for 5 weeks so it can be quite daunting to get back into the cycling , and pretend you were at the same level before you left. This is when I adopt my JUMP START method....Its not for the faint of heart and requires some discipline in the stretching department.

I push my self really hard for three days in a row but after each ride I make an appointment with a massage therapist. Three Hard Rides = Three Long Massages. I make a point of letting my therapist know that I need stretching out really well and that I am not there to listen to Elevator Music and smell the latest blend of Aroma Therapy.


As I come out from my massage I see all these happy people with glowing demeanor's as if they are floating on a cloud of Bliss. I on the other hand feel like I have been engineered into the human Pretzel.........Still I am ready to ride again tomorrow!!!!!!!! Lets get going.

On the Road Again

All though there are some training rides this weekend Dave and I are opting out because of the location of the rides and the road surface in those areas which is great if you like to spend the day changing tires.

Instead our plan is as follows:

Friday 1:00pm Terry Hershey Loop - 38 Miles

Saturday 07:30 Terry Hershey Big Loop - 62 Miles
Sunday 08:00 Zube Park Ride 40-50 Miles

Directions to Zube Park :Take HWY 290 to Roberts Rd. exit. Turn North (right) on Roberts Rd. The park is about a 1/4 mile North of HWY. 290 on Robert's Road on the right.

http://www.northwestcyclingclub.com/club/clubinfo/maps/The%20Map%20NWCC.pdf

Watch for the Kangaroo Flag!!!

Lost my Marbles.....Travel Fatigue

Currently at Singapore Airport awaiting my Steam Pigeon. I thought I would be home this weekend to cycle but for some reason I missed a day......its not quite the same as loosing your marbles but pretty close. Its always been a challenge talking to people a day behind you, its more difficult too to make plans when suffering from travel fatigue..........Next Week for Sure!!!

Make up for lost time - Weekend Rides

There does finally appear to be a light at the end of the tunnel as I plan my exit strategy for departing Singapore.

In an attempt to catch up with my other cycling cohorts I am considering a way to leave the Orient and get in some valuable training at the same time. The "Flying Bike".

I know I would probably miss out on the peanuts and warm towell but it would certainly be far more exciting especially going through North Korean airspace.

Houston is looming (Planned escape Thursday) and this weekend may see my bike out on the road again in Sundays "Continental Classic".

Saturday I am planning on the Terry Hershey Loop @ the usual time of 0700 but I am deffinateley going to be "off" my usual pace so this might me a casual warm up.

Hope to see you out there!!!