Well, I have a camera full of great photos. My dad got it for us for Christmas, but the thing is, I have no patience to unload the pics onto the computer in the computer room....I think partly because the computer room in our house is cold. I like using the lap top in the den which we don't load the different stuff on to (Ipod music, pictures, etc). I will get around to doing it soon. Like I said, I have some great photos/shots.
This past weekend, Smap and did two great rides. I (maybe we) am training for the Cohutta 100, which is a mountain bike race in April. Our friend Carol Ann has done the previous two years of the race. I was thinking about doing the 100 on my single speed, but Smap convinced me to ride gears (and he is getting me a new carbon full suspension Fisher), so I will be riding gears for my first mountain bike century. We got over 100 miles in this weekend. Close to 50 on the greenways Saturday, and then close to 60 on the road yesterday before the Super Bowl. I felt abnormally good. I think it is because of all the swimming and weight training I have been doing. Not sure, but also the single speed helps.
I am hoping to also race the road once agian this year. My sis is racing for the Harpeth Bike Shop in Nashville, so I am riding for that team too. It will be nice to have teammates...even though they may all be 4's...the last time I raced I was a 2, but I may be back down to a 3 now...I will have to contact the lady who moved me up to a 2 back in 03' (the last time I road raced). It will be exciting. I think I have really matured as a rider and I feel like I will be really strong this year due to my single speed training/riding/racing and the fact that I am just more seasoned on the bike. I feel really comfortable.
I am hoping Smap will be racing with me (mountain bikes), but if not that is cool. He really likes doing the long epic stuff, but other than that he usually isn't interested. He did great this year at the 12 hour racing solo....he got 9 laps on his single speed.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to all the racing and camping and fun this spring, summer and fall. I am ready for all the rain and cold to end (even though the South desperately needs the rain) so I can start riding more. I haven't been to Haw Ridge since Christmas time....too wet. You really can't ride out there if it is wet because 1)it is dangerous on the roots/rocks and 2)it destroys the trails. We have been out to Norris, but Norris is soooo boring compared to the Ridge. Not enough technical stuff.
Aw well, 4 more months of school and I will be out for 10 weeks!!! Love being a teacher. Hopefully I won't work as much this summer like last summer. I didn't leave myself much time to do what I had planned on doing (swimming and riding every single day). I will change that this summer.
Cheers for today.
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