Bike Training

We had a good time at Big Chill Adventure Race 2009, but you can read Katrina's and Justin's blogs on the team site for details.  For me, I felt good for the race, except I had NO power in my legs on the mountain bike on the way back from Rocky Hill Ranch.  This could have been due to slight dehydration, but I think the main reason was not enough bike miles in training.

To remedy that, I have committed to put in many more miles, before the next race.  I have also added some tough hillls on my normal route.  Here is the elevation profile for my new route:

You can click on it for the bigger picture.  It actually has similar climbs to those we encountered in Bastrop, with the exception that Bastrop's hills are longer, steady climbs.

I spoke with a friend of mine yesterday (Tom E.) and he was just coming back from running and biking at Tyler State Park.  I plan to train with him next weekend at the park, so that should help my mountain biking legs too :)