Cyclocross season and the birth of our son are both fast approaching. Jenn and I decided to head up to Tahoe for a week for some R&R (both of us) and some high altitude training (just me).
I brought both my new mountain bike and the cyclocross bike. Even though I was excited to ride my new Santa Cruz, I was focused on the cross bike. Over the course of eight days I rode seven times, and four of those were on the cross bike.
The first three days I did cyclocross rides of 22, 27 and 31 miles with lots of climbing and intervals. I was feeling pretty good.
In the afternoons we would go for walks, sit at the beach and have nice dinners.
On day four I finally took the Blur out for a ride. I was a little tired and had some difficulty adjusting to the new bike. Full suspension feels weird and slow.
I rested on day five and spent the whole day relaxing with Jennifer. It was good.
On day six I took the Blur out again and I suppose it was better. I don't know. It's fun to go downhill but climbing sort of sucks.
Day seven was another cross ride.
On our final day I again rode the Blur. The ride wasn't much to get excited about, but on the way back to the condo I almost hit 55 miles per hour on Country Club Drive.
That evening we took a dinner cruise in South Lake Tahoe. It was great.
Jennifer had that expectant mother glow.
We headed back earlier today to avoid tomorrow's Labor Day traffic. It was a great trip.
Later.
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