I thought I would assist in your emergency preparedness planning as we await the arrival of Armageddon here in the Northwest. By providing some entertainment and motivation. Here are a few videos of indoor training and outdoor racing:
- Andy Wilkinson does 541 miles in 24 hours. Stay around for the ending. Serious OMG.
- Some cool images from the ToC.
- More cool imagery.
- Cycling motivation and inspiration.
- Indoor Time Trials in Boston.
- Indoor Time Trials in Manchester, NH.
We will combine BOTH in a few hours with another attempt at the BAC FLAT 60 record. An opportunity for you to test your current power status, indoors on a CompuTrainer. As we await the snow. So please don't forget water and matches. Candles are useful as well and make sure your axe is razor sharp. You will need some food, unless your pantry is stocked to sustain you through the mother of all storms (that should be gone by Monday.)
Assuming that you have all those ducks in a row (the Husky fans among us will forgive the rhetorical usage), we can focus on the record. For men it currently stands at 22.4 miles. The women's record is at 16.8. Here is the protocol: One hour. Your bike. A flat course. No wind. No dogs. No potholes. No snow. The 1630 first heat is now sold out. If there are takers we can add a heat immediately following the finish of the first, at approximately 1735. You need to go to the CompuTrainer Multi-Rider @ BAC Facebook page to sign up. Also, if you are not currently a member of this prestigious community, please ask for permission to join. There is one criteria: You must want to improve your cycling skills, riding indoors with like minded others.
Oh, and lastly, this mornings traditional HIT 90 spin session provided the forum for metaphor. Perhaps you know by now that this is on my top ten 'reasons for spinning' list. Today we compared you and your training to being the CEO of your own company. Like you are your brand. You have an identity in the marketplace, a relationship with vendors, a mission statement, and a team of VPs, managers, supervisors, technicians, agents and customers. Except that in our training scenario YOU get, more, you HAVE TO , do it ALL. You get to wear all the hats. If ANYTHING is to get done, get made and get sold, it it 100%, totally up to you. Kinda like training, yah? Kinda like prepping for a race. Kinda like taking charge of your own health and fitness. YOU are the big cheese. The Boss. You get the reserved parking space and can hire and fire at will. That is all the good news. It represents a boatload of responsibility. There is no-one to blame if failure follows. It is all you baby. The bad news is this:
You are also the janitor.
So please keep your bikes clean, your water bottles topped off and your kits at the ready.
It may snow tonight. I don't care. My training work will be done. I am on schedule to meet my racing goals, we posted a gain in the 4th Qtr, dry firewood is stacked by the door and I have enough beer to get to Monday. Let it snow.
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