I'm running for NCNCA Treasurer

I've decided to try to get into cycling politics at the local level and am running for NCNCA Treasurer for 2010. Click here for my candidate statement.

Win or lose though, I plan to be more involved with the NCNCA.

As for the off season, I'm enjoying it so far. I'm getting caught up on things at work & at home while doing a little running, a few M2 Revolution spin classes & some of the Low Key Hill Climbs to keep from getting too out of shape.

Training Weeks September 7 - October 3, 2009

I've been slacking on the training blog. I know blogging is dead, but I do this so I can look back after a good/bad race and try and figure out what I did right/wrong.

It's the off season anyway, so I'm not doing anything too long, but still a few hard efforts when I feel like it.

Mon 9/7 - Giro di DF - rode downtown & warmed up about 1 hr. Started slow, moved up, got in a couple moves, 1 solo break for about 2 laps, won a $25 Sports Basement prime, then couldn't get away after that. Seemed like every time I tried to move up some 200 lb guy would try to drive me into a curb. I decided a t-shirt & $20 was not worth a potential hospital visit, so I sat up. Watched the rest of the races & rode home.

Tue 9/8 - Park run 7 miles in about 50 min. Longest run of the year. I was lucky that Brian, Molly & George decided not to do tempo or I would have died.

Wed 9/9 - Spin class - 45 min

Thu - 9/10 - 1 hr polo field ride

Fri 9/11 - can't remember

Sat 9/12 - Lead bike for 3 XC running races. Great workout riding through the sand, soft grass, over the log & up the hill 9 times. Linda Somers Smith (now 48!) beat all the open women and ran faster than all but 3 of the 149 masters (40+) men!!

Sunday 9/13 - easy 45 min ride

Monday 9/14 - 45 min spin class

Tue 9/15 - GGP eve ride 75 min

Wed 9/16 - 45 min spin class

Thu 9/17 - 35 min lunch run + 1 hr eve polo field ride

Fri - 9/18 - 45 min spin class (last spin class for a while)

Sat - 9/19 - easy 75 min city ride with Greg & Nick

Sun 9/20 - Fremont Peak HC - New race. E 1/2, E3, 35+ 1/2/3 all races together, about 30 of us. Stayed together for the 1st 4 miles, then it blew up. I was 1st in 40:02. Try for sub 40 next year.

Mon 9/21 - Lunch run - 35 min

Tue 9/22 - GGP eve ride (hard! - thanks Noe) 75 min

Wed 9/23 - Off

Thu 9/24 - Not really anything

Fri 9/25 - rested

Sat 9/26 - easy 1 hr park ride

Sun 9/27 - easy 1 hr park ride

Mon 9/28 - Lunch run with Patti - 48 min (6.5 miles)

Tue 9/29 - GGP eve ride - hard - just because - 75 min

Wed 9/30 - Lunch run with John & Mark - 35 min

Thu 10/1 - Lunch run with Patti - 5 mi - 35 min with stop to see the bottom of the 2nd @ AT&T park.

Fri 10/2 - Lunch run - 25 min + easy eve ride 45 min

Sat 10/3 - LKHC #1 - Montebello - Drove down with Greg. Warmed up around 30 min. Rode 25:59 for 6 sec PR. The only data I have is from my HRM. Average for the climb was 161 bpm with a max of 177. I don't know what that is is watts or kilojoules.

Also, have to include a link to the You Tube video Karin did of our cat Bou.