Is the curse broken?

If any one has ever read my blog, you know that I like to bitch and moan about Stony Creek. Granted I ride there almost more than any other trail, but the big results seem to elude me. Especially when it comes to the Stony TT. Well not this year. I actually put up some respectable times. And to think, I haven't even done any training since the week before the Ruby race. So in short. I took 5th in Expert 30-39 with a 52:58 min lap. By far my best ever time! The only problem I had was trying to stay ahead of Dave M, Tom P, and Shawn S. You guys all rocked. And then after a little rest, I lined up again with the single speed and cranked out another 55 min lap, just missing another 5th place by 3 seconds! So I was very happen with the day, and now feel like I finally got one up on Stony Creek.

So now it is on to cross. This was my official 1st day of training for cross! Now If I can just lose this 15 lbs...

Stick to Your Plan...

I am a bone head. When putting my training plan and race schedule together for 2010, there was one thing I was for sure on. In fact, it was the very first decision I made for the entire calendar year. The decision was "I will not race the Stony Marathon!" Well, after a week and a half off the bike with a planned recovery period, work stress, and a uncontrollable urge to start training for cyclocross, I deviated from the plan that has been near flawless for me thus far. I decided to jump into the Stony Marathon. I could not help it. I have been running and riding this entire week as I prep the body for some intense CX training, and I felt real good. Then on Thursday, I tore up Ruby and thought -- wow, I am still caring some fitness. I may be able to make it happen at Stony! I should of realized that I only rode 16 miles Thursday.

So to save you some time, here are the cliff notes. I got into the race. Felt sluggish from the whistle. And only made 3 laps out of 5 in the 50 mile race, before my legs started showing signs of cramping. I felt like crap, and decided to throw in the towel to avoid hurting my legs in the process.

It was cool to see fellow TSBers at the race. And congrats to Mark Z. (AKA) for a solid 4th in a tough race. Adam, Brad, and Shawn, you guys killed it also! I just wish I had more hours on the bike to hang with you guys. But then again, I need to stick to my plan....