Not Much

Not much interesting happening the last week. Work has been busy and the new year of training is going well. I have a long list of bike repair and building projects (between me and Tanner, I have one new frame to build and 5 other bikes with various repairs or upgrades to install). My normal life is busy, so most days its a choice of working out of working on bikes. Not much happened with the bikes this week. The bike I want to get going most is my 1989 Bridgestone RB-1. I realized I have enough parts to make it into a single speed. Should be a pretty sweet bike with a mid-80's Campy crank and American Classic wheels.

I'm happy to be back training. I actually like structured workouts and enjoy the effort. I don't like getting up early or going to the gym to lift weights. However, both are necessities for me, so I do it. Tanner and I got in 3.5 hours on the road with the team yesterday and it was fun. The weather wasn't too cold and the company was really good. I haven't gone on a true group road ride for months and I realized I missed it. I certainly go harder with a group than if I go alone and I'm worked today. It was great to have Tanner on the ride and he was taking his turns on the front and rolling through when we pacelined. He's slowly getting more comfortable in groups and even considering racing some crits this year.

Wednesday night I took 10 14 - 18 year old scouts and leaders on a snowshoe hike on Guardsman. We had a good time and with a 2/3's moon and snow, no headlights were required. It was beautiful in the pines and deep snow. The only downside was it was COLD!! When we got out of the vehicles, it was -8. It took about 2 days for me to warm up.