Hey all!
I had a really tough week last week recovering from the injury I sustained while snow shoe'ing out in Breckenridge-yes wicked blisters kept me from training. Some(skidmore) may question how a couple of blisters could stop you from training-these things were large and situated such that there was no way to find relief.
Enough of that let's focus on the good over the last week.
1-Got my QR fitted and she runs like a beauty. Spent two hours with the "Donald" at Rassy's tweaking, modifying, and manipulating the bike to position me so that I had maximum comfort while kicking out max wattage.
2-Stopped in late one night this week at the shop and Greg, Sterling, and Terry were carbo loading for the next days wrenching, selling, and servicing all of Rassy's customers. When I say late, I mean really late-but they let me come in and pick up my needed items which included a gift for one of my training buddies...Bob Levinstein. On Rassy's website the ad line says "our service starts after the sale" -I have always disagreed with that-they have always proven to me that they care whether you buy or not-thanks for all you do Greg.
3-Went out and watched the Altoona Road Race-roadies are a hardy breed as these cats raced in sun, rain, hail, howling winds and hammered out 50-80+ mile races. The A9Y team looks pretty solid and clearly are the most organized local squad. Good job guys keep up the good work.
4-Today went out for a ride with Bob Levinstein and the new QR. Just a quick ride down south towards Moffat(sp?) Lake. Coach Jenny had a ride slated that had some hill efforts included, so what better way to test out the new ride than with a ride down south! I am immediatley a fan of the Q-Cranks-these things are awesome. I found that I had better cadence and ability to push through the hills while keeping the HR down which is really helpful...especially for me. This was a nice quick session but really allowed me to put a quick intense effort in.
Looks to be a "not so nice" week of weather but should get in some great training this week.
Enjoy the journey!
Jeff
I had a really tough week last week recovering from the injury I sustained while snow shoe'ing out in Breckenridge-yes wicked blisters kept me from training. Some(skidmore) may question how a couple of blisters could stop you from training-these things were large and situated such that there was no way to find relief.
Enough of that let's focus on the good over the last week.
1-Got my QR fitted and she runs like a beauty. Spent two hours with the "Donald" at Rassy's tweaking, modifying, and manipulating the bike to position me so that I had maximum comfort while kicking out max wattage.
2-Stopped in late one night this week at the shop and Greg, Sterling, and Terry were carbo loading for the next days wrenching, selling, and servicing all of Rassy's customers. When I say late, I mean really late-but they let me come in and pick up my needed items which included a gift for one of my training buddies...Bob Levinstein. On Rassy's website the ad line says "our service starts after the sale" -I have always disagreed with that-they have always proven to me that they care whether you buy or not-thanks for all you do Greg.
3-Went out and watched the Altoona Road Race-roadies are a hardy breed as these cats raced in sun, rain, hail, howling winds and hammered out 50-80+ mile races. The A9Y team looks pretty solid and clearly are the most organized local squad. Good job guys keep up the good work.
4-Today went out for a ride with Bob Levinstein and the new QR. Just a quick ride down south towards Moffat(sp?) Lake. Coach Jenny had a ride slated that had some hill efforts included, so what better way to test out the new ride than with a ride down south! I am immediatley a fan of the Q-Cranks-these things are awesome. I found that I had better cadence and ability to push through the hills while keeping the HR down which is really helpful...especially for me. This was a nice quick session but really allowed me to put a quick intense effort in.
Looks to be a "not so nice" week of weather but should get in some great training this week.
Enjoy the journey!
Jeff
