photoWell, I spent most of this week in Las Vegas for work. And most of this week it spent raining, while i was in Vegas. somewhat ironic. I did see the inside of the resort gym and made friends with the treadmill and their spin bike.

Finally home. Friday I was fried from the travel, late night arrival and time changes so I kept it easy with a light dogwalk. Saturday I took the One9 out in the cold, cold sunshine for some brutal hill repeats.

photo1Sunday we had a 2 hour birthday party window, and George actually decided to come out and ride. My legs were fried from yesterday’s hill repeats, so I picked out a route with long, low grade climbing and some flat/spinny bits.

George rode his fancy, new One9 (copycat) and I took my Vassago Fisticuff because of the gearing. It’s a 34:19, a lot stiffer than the 32:20 on my One9 and a much better choice for this ride. George had me on the steep climbing stuff, but couldn’t keep up with my gear on the other stuff. Love the Fisti, it’s such a fun bike.

We went out from the house, out Gregg Hill and over to Moscow. Up to the Trout Club and then back on 100. Only 2 hours. I was hoping for three today, but there just wasn’t time.

I’m a little nervous looking at SSUSA in two weeks. I’ve had a lot of time on the bike doing intervals, but not a lot of volume in the saddle. So I feel pretty good overall, but I’m sure that a long day in the saddle is going to be rough.