Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Hill- fixed gear workout with Cheryl's group. It was a great workout. I stayed with the middle group. They would drop me on the hill (but not too bad) and I'd catch up on the down hill or when they stopped to cross a street. I was spinning at 100 rpm on the downhill and actually was at 70 rpm on one of the up hills. My legs burned on the hills. My strength is much better than it was this time last year...And I feel much more powerful on the Seven. It handles beautifully!

Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Clinic: Spent about 1.5 hours working on mountain biking skills. Track stands, skinnies, manuals, wheel lifts and wheelies...Was very fun, and I saw my skills improve. I'm going to start using the Juliana for clinic and practice sessions...Easier to do this stuff on a smaller bike.

Monday, May 1, 2006
Seatac: it was fun to ride sea-tac on the new Nomad. I worked hard! I didn't play in the jump park because I didn't have flat pedals. I rode "Holy Jesus" (steep with a drop) for the first time on the Nomad...It was easier than on the Juliana. I chased the group. I was the slowest on the hills and in the middle on the down hills (no surprise here). It was my first hard group ride in over a month and I could really feel it...My legs burned on the climbs...

Sunday, April 30, 2006
Metcalf trust with Bob's turtle group. It was a hard ride especially since it was only 8 miles in four hours. We started with a long easy climb followed by a strenuous steep climb with switch backs...Lots of hike a bike. Then did a steep descend with switch backs. I realized I like to warm up a bit before I get into technical terrain. Then we road /pushed "dirty pants." Finally we road some smooth single track. We ended by climbing up the way we came and had a sweet descent into the parking lot. Metcalf Trust is fun...But it is a whole day ordeal.

Saturday, April 29, 2006
Cheryl's group: 40 miles (south end of Lake Washington with an extra hill thrown in). I decided I wanted to ride this easy because I haven't been on the road bike much and haven't been riding as much as I'd like. I partnered with Kim at the back of the pack. I road at 75% of max and had an enjoyable ride. I'll have to step it up again on the next one...But, boy was it nice to just have a fun road bike ride.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Brought my bike to work, but was really tired so I went home without riding.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Women's ride at St. Eds. This was my first group ride in a fair while...I worked hard...Even through it wasn't a fast group of women. It was fun to ride the Nomad over things I'd never try to ride the Juliana over (log pile).

Saturday, April 22, 2006
Back to the doctor for more antibiotics - 14 day supply this time...At least I recognized the UTI signs before I got overly sick.

Friday, April 21, 2006
Easy ride at Tolt with Julie. Was tired.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Cheryl's group. Hills above Gas Works. I felt strong and rode much better than I did last year. Good workout. I was able to progress through my cassette from easiest to 4th from easiest!

Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Women's ride and clinic at the worm.
Used the Juliana and practiced wheel lifts and then road parasite. Had fun, and it wasn't overly exhausting.

Sunday, April 2, 2006
Hard Tolt ride with Melanie. She wanted to try out the Juliana... I had been tired and yet, I decided to ride. We had a great ride, but I ended up at the emergency room the next morning with an UTI...And was sick for the following two weeks.