GREAT

Off to another great start of a great training weekend in the Great Pacific Northwest. Yesterday we hammered out a high-intensity 90 minute indoor spin, highlight of which (imho) was the Oye Como Va tune trial. For those of you lurking in out-of-stae locals, a tune trial is nothing but an indoor version of the trial of truth, the classic time trial. In the indoor case, after a healthy warm up, we pick a tune, and jam it out finding maximum resistance (gearage) and cadence (RPM) to create a virtual sweet spot. We hold aforementioned sweetness as long as the tune tests, or until depletion of glucose stores, whichever comes first. Carlos tested and the results were all but supernatural. But that was yesterday.

Today we took off for a terrain assortment 13 mile run. Stephanie, Willow and Kerry rocked it out for 2+ hours and afterwards we went down to pick up tomorrow's ride at BI Cycle. This sleek young Orbea will hopefully keep me within drafting distance of Suz Weldon, the Peanut Butter & Co, star who who will be the headliner in the McDonald's Time Trial, departing at 0900 from the Bainbridge Island arches out to the Poulsbo finish line (cleverly disguised as a drive up window). I will do my best to keep her within a large order of french fries of me.

The crew is set, the talent ready, the weather a 50/50. It's Memorial Day and I can't think of a better way to celebrate than a 0530 HIT spin in the HoM and a 22 mile TT, on a cool, fast bike. Please be advised that the spin/run/spin/race wrap party will be at the Treehouse at 1700. Pizza and beer is on the RCVman.

Great.

Pix: The beautiful obsidian Orbea awaits the McDonalds TT tomorrow.