Preparing for Ellijay

Well this past week has seen more time on the trainer and in spin classes than I have since I returned home in April in preparation for GSC #5 at Carters Lake. This is to get ready for the terrain up there since we don't have the hills to train on down here so I have been working the trainer courses with some good elevation changes. Sunday I went on the road ride with the group from The Bike Store for Derricks B-Day it was a pretty good ride with a casual pace for the most part with a few areas where we picked up the pace for a little bit but for the most part was fairly casual and enjoyable ride which was good because the temperatures were up there quite a bit. I went through 2 water bottles of accelerade in the first half of the ride and refilled with water and gatorade when we stopped at the store. Was pretty happy with the ride though I haven't had the Trek SL1000 off the trainer in a while so it was good to get it out on the road. I was also trying out my prescription Tifosi sunglasses which have done great for me on the past couple of endurance races and GSC races they allow the air flow through well and are pretty light and stay secure on my face during some pretty hectic terrain. So the rest of this weeks training will consist of PT all week with one or two more spin classes and a trail ride out at Thomson, weather depending. The wife decided to make the trip up to Ellijay this weekend with me so we will be heading up on Saturday so I can get in a preride so if your racing this weekend or out at Thomson this Wednesday I Will See You on the Trail!