Plugging away

Another slow update, as not much has been happening lately. Training is moving along well, though a bit lean on the hours still. Finding time is not the problem, but finding time to ride outside is. Motivation to ride inside is hard to come by this time of year, and unfortunately there's not even snow to hike/snowshoe in. Just rain and a sloppy mess. Hopefully that is changing this week.

I'm now 3/4 of the way through the study at UofG and have had a chance to work on my timetrial pacing among other things, when completing these sessions. Once I am recovered from the last set of biopsies I will do my first (proper) FTP test for the year to get the power zones dialed in. I'm feeling strong, so as long as I can stay healthy and start to bring in the intensity I should have a good start to the season.

My mtb frame should be finished tomorrow. I visited it today and they had just put the first paint on it. The repairs went nicely and the bike should be better than new. I'm looking forward to getting it built back up, and hopefully doing some winter riding this weekend if conditions allow. Possibly preriding for the Frostbike which is coming up in a couple weeks. I really hope they get good conditions for the first edition of this race. This weekend should be a good preview of what it will be like if frozen, but without a good base of snow - I'm guessing icy and bumpy. Studded tires and possibly my new suspension fork should make those conditions no problem, I hope.