Fall Schedule

The RAIN report is a work in progress, so in the meantime...


The Fall Schedule (Goal):


HMBA Century Saturday July 30th (Check, 6:30)
Brown County Breakdown October 8-9, 2011
Hilly Hundred  October 14, 15, and 16, 2011
Monumental Marathon  November 5, 2011
Gravel Grovel (Black Friday)
Tecumseh Trail Marathon Saturday, December 3, 2011


"If you bite off more than you can chew, keep chewing."

Marathon

My sister, Sunshine is planning on running a marathon. The Monumental Marathon in Indy. I am very impressed by her choosing to take on such a difficult event. She has not always been into fitness, but has recently taken up running and several adventure races. I am proud of her. It kinda makes me want to run in the marathon as well, but that involves running... maybe after RAIN.
Which brings me to the "week of training" I was to undertake. Only one ride in so far... the Tuesday Night Nebo CIBA trainer, about 35 miles. It was hot! I am hoping the Thursday night ride is better, and a tail-wind on Saturday.

RAIN Ready?

I have no idea if I am ready for this or not. This coming Saturday, I will attempt to ride my road bike across Indiana (Terre Haute to Richmond). The ride is called the Ride Across INdiana (RAIN). The trip is approximately 160 miles along national road 40. The 160 miles are not the only issue. I was able to limp into Earlham College in Richmond last year with my teammates (Team Nebo Ridge). It was a great feeling of accomplishment. This year, the team has planned to complete the ride at a faster pace. This combined with my level of fitness not being what it was last year at this time AND returning from a week vacation in San Diego (without getting on a bike) may result in a pretty ugly event. I was able to complete the Mohican 100k Mt. Bike race in early June. I felt pretty good afterwards, and admit I didn't ride as hard as I could have. I was also able to get a 130M ride in before the vacation, but our pace was significantly slower than what we plan to do on Saturday. I will try to ride as much as possible this last week before Saturday. Nothing like trying to fit all your training in the week before the event. We will see.