Sunday, December 11, 2005

Bloomington Bandit Cross #2

Today was #2 of the Bloomington BAndit CX Series. The race was at a little park in a neighborhood off of Rogers St called Thompson Park. It was 32* and snowing w/ maybe a hint of freezing rain. Ideal Conditions for cross, they say. We rode an off road cinder trail out to the course, which sucked. It was hub deep snow the whole way and no one had been on it on bike, foot ski, nothing. It was just us blazing the trail. The course went around the parameter of the park throug woods, over iced-over bridges, then throught the center of the park field where there were the 3 barreirs. After the barriers was a sand box crossing that had to be ran through, you just sunk into it. It was a cold, tough race, but it CX and it's a 3 minute ride to the meeting place from my door. Can't beat that.
My plan is to take off all next week from all training. Then start lifting the following week with a few rooler ides squeezed in. Then roller/trainer (or outside) rides the following with lifting (maybe some runs too). Next cross race is Jan 15, but it'as time to think about 2006 season now and I need to have time off, says coach Andy Creer. So I'm going to take a week. It's actually kind of hard to take a week off when you train and are active 51 weeks a year. It will do me some good though.

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