First post of the Year

It’s a new year and I am ready for the race season. It’s almost that time and I am ready for it to get here already. January has been a busy month. We started the New Year in Las Vegas, then I started school back up, and we had Ethan’s birthday party last weekend. I was sick this past weekend and I have already had one Saturday class this semester with the follow up to that this coming Saturday.


None the less I have managed to get in some descent mileage to date. So far I have ridden 138 miles, compared to just 5.5 miles last January. I joined the race team in Murrieta and I have been training with them at least once per week and I really feel like I am improving all around.’


I have continued to lose weight and I am now down to 189 pounds. That means that I am only 9 pounds away from my goal. I want to add some more muscle and strengthen my core more. I am positive that I will be able to reach my goal this year.


Now the good stuff, the Christmas gifts. I wasn’t sure what to expect for Christmas but I primarily asking for things for my bike. I would have been happy with anything but I asked for the things I have really wanted but just didn’t want to pay for.


I got a Fizik Antares saddle. It’s a great saddle for people like me who move all over the seat while riding. I ride in a lot of different positions depending on the terrain and what I am trying to do. Sometimes I am forward drafting or getting aero other times I am sitting way back sprinting or climbing. The seat is perfect for that kind of movement.




I also got the speedplay zero pedals. I already had the x-5 model but I wanted the zero. You can adjust how much movement AKA float there is on each pedal and you can clip into either side. I really like them a lot, they are a little harder (requires more pressure) to clip in and out of than the lower models. I think that it’s because they are designed for racing where you aren’t clipping in and out all the time.



My first race is February 13th, the day before Valentine’s Day. I am a little nervous about the race because I am not getting in the amount of training that I would like to. I have class this Saturday and then the following weekend I am going to be in Dallas for the Super Bowl. The weekend after that is the race. I am sure that I will do fine but I would feel a little more comfortable with some more time in the saddle or TITS as I learned on my ride two weeks ago.