Jindabyne

Just finished up another training camp at Jindabyne. Had a fantastic time with many quality miles. Felt really good on the bike, very comfortable and did it all relatively easy.

Will have some WKO+ shots up soon with some comparisons to last year!!

Absorption.

Have had a few weeks to go out and do long rides to build the base up but I always seem to run into the same problem. I can't absorb the miles into my legs to be able to effectively backup for the next days session. This means doing long rides every second day until I am able to absorb the volumes... 

Got a few 400km weeks in, which isn't too bad - but the legs are still recovering and my power has dropped dramatically, so i'll take it easy for the next few days and get some quality recovery in before ramping it up again...

A New Year

11,000km last year! Not bad, but not the 15,000 i really wanted to do. Oh well, perhaps this year?

A solid 120km today through the 3 gorges, 1500 metres climbing, 4 1/2 hours and a very sore arse!

Good way to start the new year, this is the type of riding that I need to be doing. Planning on doing a 4 day camp at Jindabyne again in January and would like to be carrying better form into it than last year.

The Quarq/705 combo is a real treat. GPS worked solid through the dense tree canopies that you travel through in the Gorges. So far it has performed flawlessly, and I'm really enjoying the feedback. Toys are great - they motivate me to get out of bed, and if thats all they end up doing, then they have done there job!!!

Looking forward to a big 2009 in so many ways.... Wish you the same!