Trail Day......

Hit Stony today for a 2hr stroll through the woods. Still soft in some spots, but it was nice getting in the trails yet again.

The weekend looks iffy? I am still planning on PLRA for Saturday, but that could change.

Road 'Racing' will take place after the Easter holiday. FRCC #3, Kensignton Valley, and maybe Cone-Azalia. These will be training races. I will put in the effort, but will not worry about the results.

Oh yah......the post ride beverage. Second of the season.

April 1st. No fools here.

It's time for the fun to begin. I received some good news over the last couple days.

1) Oberon has arrived for 09.

2) Tool is touring again this summer.

(so are NIN w/ Janes Addiction)

3) Beer and Brat Fest at Crystal Mtn.

I love the smell of worms in the morning.

The rain stopped and the clothes went on. Departed at 10 am for 3 hrs. The worms were out in force. They stuck to the bike, my back and shoes. The wind let up and the sun even peaked out for a moment. The ride was fun.

Let's see how the weather goes this week. Looks better than they were thinking a couple days ago. I'm going easy through the week and hoping I can get to the trails over the weekend.

Congratulations to Simonster at Barry-Roubiax. 3:11:00 over 62 gravel road miles is haulin.

That's all for today. Nascar has 40 to go. F1 Australia 41 to go and Cyclism Sunday is being DVRed. The black and tan is poured and the wife has just finished making dinner. Life is good!

Base training has started.

Had a slow start to the week. Only 3 hrs of riding through Thursday. I wasn't feeling healthy and thought the cold was still with me. Friday I went out to see how things felt and the body felt great. Put in 7.5 hrs over the last 3 days and woke up today still healthy. Increasing the weekly hours again so things are back on schedule.

I enjoy getting out on the dirt roads in N. Oakland. Still rough in spots, but it's nice not worrying about cars and traffic lights. I've enjoyed trying some new routes and seeing how I can change ride times for a given day.

The trails still look like another couple weeks before they dry out? We have rain forecast this week and more cold temps for next week.

This week I my have more road riding so I can give the upper body some rest and start prep. for FRCC and Kensignton. My MTBing events don't get going till the end of May.