Early Christmas!

The mother-load has arrived! Im pretty pumped about rocking the pinstripes all year...I think it makes me look skinnier! Saturday Bennet and I made the trek to town for the Shoot-out. It's definitely the toughest group ride I've ever done. The "shoot-out" part is about 40 minutes long, ending with a sprint up a pretty steep kicker...then its pretty chill for a while until Madero Canyon, which is an all out 25 minute effort up a climb...it was brutal. Then the ride seems to turn into a death march back to town. It was 4:30 ride time, about 92 miles.

Sunday was another monster day, we rode out to Kitt Peak and did it twice! (It's a 12 mile climb, average 8%, going up to 7,000 ft. elevation) Needless to say, I spent most of the day in bed yesterday, only getting up to eat large amounts of pasta and tofu!

Training in the desert

Well I made it out to Tucson for 7 weeks of warm weather to train in! Sorry it's been so long since an update, we haven't had much internet out here(I'm living about 30 miles west of Tucson, in the desert), but things are rolling now, and I'll definitely be updating this thing more often. The weather has been wonderful so far, about 75 degrees and sunny everyday! I am already rocking some pretty sweet tan lines. I've had a few solid 20ish hour weeks, and everything is going great! My roommate Bennet is a solid chef, so we've been eating well, and resting well. It's super quiet out here, which is nice, I'm doing a lot of reading and writing. Here are a few photos of where we live and train...Im doing the Shoot-Out tomorrow, so I'll let you guys know how that goes!

Tucson Pilgrimage

It's a pretty crazy and intimidating feeling to make real sacrifices to chase a dream. For those of you that haven't heard, I'm heading to Tucson in the morning to train for 2 months. I'll be in an apartment with a teammate(Bennet) about 12 miles west of town, in a secluded area right next to the Saguaro National Park. Migrating west for sunny 70 degree weather sounds like a sweet vacation, but this is strictly a business trip. Lots of hours on the bike, rest, and eating clean will be my top priorities(it will also be a great time to catch up on some reading). Tucson provides great weather, mountains, and people that are better than me to train with. Hopefully this "training camp" will take me to another level, and provide a great tan to start the season! I plan on getting in to Tucson late Wednesday evening, so look forward to some good photos and stories from the road trip!