The first week back on the bike has gone pretty well…I actually rode for seven consecutive days despite having a sore ass, legs, arms, shoulders, back, feet, and last but not least left hand going to sleep syndrome!

Since I sold my road bike a few weeks back my mountain bike is the the only thing I have to train on.  I am definitely an instant gratification sort of guy and did not realize that a road bike might come in handy while we wait for our next years team bikes! 

Oh well, I have been enjoying riding the trails but after a handful of days it gets a bit lonely riding alone (Hey Cannondale…send Frank his mountain bike already!).  Therefore, yesterday I decided to ride with Phil, Frank, and Matt on the road.

By that I mean they rode their road bikes while I was on the mountain bike…ouch!  Think my easy base training went out the window as I don’t believe my heart rate dropped below 185 bpm…it was awesome!  Now I just have to get a visor, some full finger gloves, and some hairy legs!

 Phil, Frank, and Matt on Hwy 36 heading out of town.

 Phil, Frank, and I on Hwy 36 going out of town…if you look closely you can almost see the “dump truckish” noise coming from my knobby tires on the asphalt!

Rest day today…yay…then back to training tomorrow before heading off to the Bay Area on Thursday!

later, g.