Monthly Archives: July 2007

Best Buddies Challenge Training - Week 5

Back to normal, sort of. The riding for the week has been good and I’m almost back to the level of pre-excess of the last two weeks. I’m still off my best time on OLH and King’s Mountain Road but the riding is getting easier. This week ends with a total of 120 miles (193 [...]

Best Buddies Challenge Training - Week 4

So far this week clocked 92 miles (148 km) and 6,332 feet (1930 m) of ascent thanks to a nice 50 mile ride today. By far not my best time up King’s Mountain Road, but still some good redeemable quality to it.

I’m also happy to have squeezed in a good workout with the awesomest [...]

Best Buddies Challenge Training - Week 3

As expected, this week’s training is shot. Not that there weren’t a lot of miles involved to go see Mickey, but those were covered via the power of the giant gas guzzling combustion engine of an Escalade (disclaimer: not of my choosing). Today’s meager 24 miles ride might have offset a few of the excesses [...]

Best Buddies Challenge Training - Week 2

Uh-oh, the next few weeks are going to be difficult to find time to train. My sister and family are visiting from Europe. It’s going to be a lot of touring around California with big quantities of food and wine involved. Fun, no doubts, but I can’t afford any extra pounds to weight me down [...]