A Good Idea at the Time

Last post when I was talking about trading an hour of sleep for good weather was worth it, I was apparently mistaken. Monday was a perfect day, with near 75 degree temps.  Instead of getting a great day of training in, I decided to take a short nap after getting back from work around 4, and ended up waking up nearly 3 hours later... and I was still tired... Curse you DST!

But soon enough, I'll switch to loving that extra hour. I think I'm back on my normal rhythm again today. I got out for a good 4 hour ride out towards Kodak to enjoy the near 80 degree weather. (For those of you that bought Elle Colquitt's bicycle route book, it was the "A Kodak Moment" route on p 142.) I ride out this way a decent amount, but don't really know the side roads that well, so I figured I'd give it a go. The route is mostly rolling, but has a few good climbs spread in there.

3 hours of headwind made for a tough and demanding ride, but I liked the route. The loop north of Thorngrove Pike is quite nice with two or three 1200ish ft climbs, and some great descents, including one that will easily top you out over 50 mph (and then flatten for 200 yds or so to a stop sign, hope your brakes work) The southern side has some cool sections as well. If you're looking for intervals, there were plenty of dog sprints to get those in for you. A shame the cool weather and rain is on it's way...