What to look forward too -> ->

I have been planning a bike riding vacation with my oldest Son Gary + my other son Jon in Calif for 10 months.

Well I leave in a week- cool !!!!

What did I plan for this trip :

Goal #1 get in the best shape of my life and try to hit 150 #'s. I have a week to go and I hit 151.8 yesterday so I'm wicked happy.

Goal #2 Train like a crazy man all winter to get ready to have Gary + his friends School the old man. ( next Sunday @ Santa Barbra Worlds I will do my best to not get dropped).

Goal #3 Get Jon to also travel out to Gary's for this trip - This is a plan . I will stay 16 days , Jon 13 days + two of Garys friends a week each we will have one hell of a blast .

Goal #4 Climb OSM in better time by 2 min's vs. last MAY. LAst may best time 22:00 I think.

Goal #5 See Lance Armstrong race in the Tour de California . We plan to watch the TT day Friday2/20/09 in Solvang Calif . Another cool da for sure. But Gary has a killer ride to get to the race from his house planned 70 mile ride out with Mt. Figaro .... Something about a 12 mile climb with 4000+ feet of climbing I'm worried.. Then watch race and ride 30 miles back home .

Goal #6 no Heart Attack

more later........

Training week ending 2/1/09

7 hours core work outs + stretching
1 hour walking
2x Gym legs
1 hour X/C ski
2 hours night time snow shoe adventure
8 hours road rides outside ( 3 different days)
4 hours ICE Climbing

BIG FUN week......

Training week ending 1/25/09

7 hours core work outs + stretching
2 hours walking
3x Gym legs
2.5 hours X/C ski
1 hour inside on Rollers
7.5 hours road rides outside ( 3 different days)

Training week ending 1/18/09

Rotten Cold this week :

7 hours core work outs + stretching
2.5 hours walking
1 hour X/C ski
1 hour inside on Rollers ( only ride in a week)

Busy times 12/24 - 1/11/09

I did not have to work 12/25/08 - 1/11/09 -- so lots of play/exercise time - I focused on a lot of outside road riding !

Week ending - 12/21/08: ( 18.5 hrs total )
7 hours core + stretching
2 hrs walking
1 outside road rides - 2 hrs
2 trainer road bike sessions 3 hrs
XC ski two times - 4.5 hours


Week ending - 12/28/08: ( 20.25 hrs total )
7 hours core + stretching
1.5 hr walk
3 outside road rides - 10.50 hrs
XC ski once - 1.25 hours

Sunday 12/28 - 4.5 hour ride on wet salty Ct. + Mass roads - Muddy FACE!!

This was worse than it looks, it took over an hour to Wash, Clean + Re-lube to get machine ready for the next ride. What A MESS....

Week ending - 1/4/09: ( 22.25 hrs total )
7 hours core + stretching
5 outside road rides - 13.25 hrs
XC ski once - 2 hours


Week ending - 1/11/09:( 20.5+ XC ? - hrs total )
7 hours core + stretching
2.5 hr walk
3 outside road rides - 11 hrs
XC ski one hour sunday

Sunday 1/11/09 - XC ski day it snowed last night so no road ride today.