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Not there yet for us. But to the three people reading this…
 
Happy New Year.  I hope you are successful in reaching your goals in ‘08.
 
-g

Every year i have laid out plans to do well at a big events…
 
This year is different.  I just wanna go fast.  And race.  last year i did about 6 tt’s.  That’s it. No road races.  No mtb xc races.  No cx races.
 
So this year KISS and just plan to race.  Periodic local weekday stuff.  [...]

All’s good in the wet and cold.  Too many days where the SRM says 25C (i.e. indoors).
 

Rode to the gate @ Millcreek as the snow is deep now (and time for some skating!).

Felt good going up as now down under 195.  I added 10w to the FTP “estimate” and I say estimate as [...]

Just downloaded my t6 data (not really interested in HR, but have been tracking EPOC to see how it scales with power for no-power-able rides).
 
Now, if you read last nights post, you know I did 4×10 @ ftp ramp downs (starting @ the top of L4 and ramping to the bottom so the average is [...]

 
 
BTW, yes I know the CSS is buggered on the blog and has a grey background when it is supposed to be white.  Will get to it.
 
Here is Thursday nights workout.  Need the LT work, didn’t think I could start at the 2×20 or 1×40-60 yet.  So did ramps that start at top of [...]

How can I tell?  Laundry.  Tonight I loaded the past weeks worth of riding clothing into the washer and here is what it consists of:
 
7 pairs of bibs
7 pairs of socks
4 sweatbands
4 headbands
7 hand towels
 
Yeah.
 
So in a comment about the fat falling off (under 196 now) Dave mentioned that I have the tools to do [...]

went well.  1.5hrs of SST on the CT.  Didn’t want to get off early or not finish the laps I had programmed in (4x the central park course).  Which is a good start to the winter indoor game. 
Outperformed the planned TSS.
 
I am addressing the supply side and the demand side at the same time right [...]

Did the first MAP test in, well, I dunno how long it has been since I have done a personal ramp test.
 
I only do them for those who aren’t used to testing (new athletes) or those who have “detrained” such as my own situation.
 
Well, the results aren’t pretty and I know I could have done [...]

Do not ride rollers and watch Dust to Glory at the same time… you will try and drive the trophy trucks from the handlebars, and you will fall off the rollers.
 
-g

So now it is December and with that the end of the UTCX season.  The first time in a long time the CX season has come and gone with a single race for myself.
 
Blame the granuloma for that one, but it seems to have resolved itself and this week I have ridden the rollers everyday [...]