The weather is really playing havoc with riding at the moment! I haven't been out on the trusty 29er monocog since early December! I installed the disc brakes on December 10 and haven't had chance to test them in earnest yet - BUGGER.
Biking has been restricted to a single road ride (back on the Cannondale R400). Fearing for my bonk-liability after the UK adventure I made sure I took plenty of calories (banana, power gel and blueberry breakfast bar). At 30 miles I made mayself stop and chow down. IN the end it was all gravy! Did the Columbia Tri-course then added on a section along Highland Road (216) as far as the APL and back! Finished off along Little Patuxent Parkway and the Mall for a 55 mile ride averaging 17.7 mph. Respectable but hardly earth shattering.
The real effort has been on the running front however - the race schedule for 2008 is taking shape (see below) and the first stop is the HAT RUN (www.hatrun.com). Now in it's 20th year and with an increased entry (to 450) only 44 places left as I write. Looks like 31 miles of fun, this will be my fourth running, I'll let you know how it goes.
So it's been trail running with Sean II at Patapsco for the last two Saturdays. Must say the trails look great and with a number of trees down over the Holidays I can't wait to get back and try the trails before the overzealous trail keepers and their chainsaws remove all the newly fallen fun! Then at night it's been the lonely road running to build the miles in the legs. Tonight could be interesting with the snow on the ground and a 1.5-2 hour run scheduled Ho Hum.
Hopefully this Sunday will be a go for MTB fun at Patapsco and there is even a slight danger of the night ride making a long overdue comeback next week.
DOGZBOLLUX 2008 RACE SCHEDULE (tentative)
Hat Run (50 km trail run) March 29 - confirmed
12 Hours Lodi Farm (12 hour mtb race) May 3-4
Wilderness 101 (101 mile mtb race) July 26
JFK 50 miler (50 mile trail run) November 22
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