Stepping up the gravel grinder rides the last few days. Did 42 miles on Saturday, followed up with another 25 today. Legs are feeling oh so good.
I'm not really an early morning person, but getting up at 6 and doing long rides is pretty dang fun! And great training for some fall racing hopefully.
Post by Bryan Greaser
The Cyclewerx Adventure Racing Team. Pushing the limits both physically and mentally.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Shawnee National Forest gravel grinder
Got up early this morning with two friends Jeff Smith and Brad Brown, met at the bike shop at 6:30 am, and the three of us took off for a 30 minute drive across the river into Illinois and set out to do a 28 mile gravel grinder. Legs were feeling good, weather was mild, so we kept going, exploring a little bit, and eventually we logged 42 miles this morning, about 3 hrs 20 minutes or so. Some gravel roads, paved roads, fire roads, doubletrack, you name it. No singletrack though.
I paid close attention to the Trail of Tears State Forest layout, and the trails within it... A race there someday I see. Lots of trails and acreage to work with.
Anyone who thinks for a second that this part of Southern Illinois is flat should think again.... Fun times, good training ride.
post by Bryan Greaser
I paid close attention to the Trail of Tears State Forest layout, and the trails within it... A race there someday I see. Lots of trails and acreage to work with.
Anyone who thinks for a second that this part of Southern Illinois is flat should think again.... Fun times, good training ride.
post by Bryan Greaser
Monday, May 23, 2011
Man, what is UP??
It's been forever since I have updated this website. The team has been nursing some injuries this season, and while we've normally raced at least three races by now at this time of year, we've not raced at all.
Yesterday I went out and did a 25 mile 'gravel grinder,' as we've been calling them. It is a hybrid ride between a mountain bike ride and a road bike ride. We look at a map, maybe on Map My Ride, and we plot out a route to link up miles on gravel roads at a generally modest pace. Rarely are we killing it. But we do in on a mountain bike.
The gnats and mosquitoes were killing me yesterday, absolutely nearly intolerable. You had to keep moving or it was major trouble. I rode in Southern Illinois, and checked out the Trail of Tears State Forest. Hmmmmm, not a bad place for a race someday....
Anyway, just training as usual. Running and biking when I can. Work has been super busy.
Oh, and after several months when the new Lynskey Ridgeline, love it. As in, REALLY love it.
Not sure what the rest of the season has in store for us. It's just a really funky year with team injuries and crappy weather.
post by Bryan Greaser
Yesterday I went out and did a 25 mile 'gravel grinder,' as we've been calling them. It is a hybrid ride between a mountain bike ride and a road bike ride. We look at a map, maybe on Map My Ride, and we plot out a route to link up miles on gravel roads at a generally modest pace. Rarely are we killing it. But we do in on a mountain bike.
The gnats and mosquitoes were killing me yesterday, absolutely nearly intolerable. You had to keep moving or it was major trouble. I rode in Southern Illinois, and checked out the Trail of Tears State Forest. Hmmmmm, not a bad place for a race someday....
Anyway, just training as usual. Running and biking when I can. Work has been super busy.
Oh, and after several months when the new Lynskey Ridgeline, love it. As in, REALLY love it.
Not sure what the rest of the season has in store for us. It's just a really funky year with team injuries and crappy weather.
post by Bryan Greaser
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