Mountain biking

Sunday:

Today was the first day, since my last final (wednesday), that I felt human. I've been overly tired and have had a hard time recovering from the push through finals and the hectic work week.  I spent a few hours at the spa on Saturday and that helped.  Relaxing at a deep level always seems to help my energy level.  I also, ordered all my parts for a down hill bike, so I have that off my plate.  It will take a couple of weeks before I have the parts...should be a fun bike.

Today I joined 3 other riders out at Lake Sawyer for a mountain bike ride.  I worked hard.  We rested a bit early on but by the end, we were riding pretty steady.  Ave was 76 % of MHR; Max was 89% MHR.  The 76% seems low; but this includes any stops we made and we stopped quite a bit early on.  When we were riding I was above 85% all the time.  We rode for 2 hours 20 minutes.  It felt great to be on the bike.  My skills were great and I kept up with the rider in front of me.  Not bad for early season.  I was in the middle chain ring except for climbs.  

Friday:

I spent a little over an hour at the Colonnade working on jumping.  I was jumping well by the time I left.  It has been a couple of weeks since I've been to the park.  I really need to go every week.