"Taming the Tetons"

Had a race in Jackson Hole/Teton Village last Saturday. There were only four of us at the line in the expert 19-29 category. This was one of my most competitive races this year even though there were only 4 racers. I started the race out in third place for about 1/2 of the first lap, then started reeling the 2nd place racer in. I had a chance to pass him so I did, and was feeling good and put some time on him going into the second lap. I came to one of the climbs and threw my chain into my spokes. I was so frustrated because I had worked so hard to put this guy out of site. I got off my bike and spent only about 30 seconds pulling my chain as hard as i possibly could, as it was lodged in between my cassette and spokes. I got back on the bike and felt like I still had a decent lead, but soon found him right on my tail. I panicked a bit, but tried to maintain my rhythm. I stayed solid on the climbs and pushed it on the downhill to make up some lost time. Going into the last lap I had gained a reasonable lead, but still pushed it hard knowing he could be on my tail at any moment. Needless to say I was able to hold him off and finish 36 seconds ahead of him for 2nd place. It was such a rejuvenating race for me. Some races I get in a bit of a rut, and think negative thoughts, but this gave me an opportunity to push it hard and stay motivated throughout the whole race.

45 Mile MTB Loop

Last night Quin Bingham and I decided to go on a Mountain bike ride because our road bikes are out of service waiting for some fun upgrades (shifters/levers, and derailleurs). So we have always wanted to do this loop, and decided it would be a good TNR replacement. This map is kind of hard to read, but we started in Providence and rode up the river trial, to right hand, to Cowley, four corners, down Richards hollow, left hand fork, blacksmith fork, and home. It was a 45 mile ride that took us 3 hours and 15 minutes. From my house up to hardware ranch is 45 miles as well, and on a typical TNR from my house we do it in 1 hour 50 minutes. So it was interesting to see the contrast. This ride kicked my butt! I should have eaten more before and during the ride. I can't tell you how beautiful Richards Hollow is right now. It was so much fun, and we enjoyed the best scenery ever! Had the opportunity to heard some sheep, and ride fast from sheep dogs. That added some fun excitement that got the heart rate up even higher than normal. I know that I could have prepped better by eating ahead of time. That is probably one reason it felt so hard to me, was because of lack of food. Great ride, great company, beautiful scenery.

N8

Upcoming Training Schedule

Training Schedule
	Monday		Tuesday		Wednesday		Thursday		Friday		Saturday		Total Goal	Total Actual	Variance to Goal	Weight	Difficulty
	Goal	Actual	Goal	Actual	Goal	Actual	Goal	Actual	Goal	Actual	Goal	Actual
Week 1	1.33	1.33	1.1	1.10	1.33	1.33	1	1.00	1.33	1.33	3.5	3.50	9.59	9.59	0.00	166.5
Week 2	1.33	1.33	1.10	2.00	1.33	1.33	1.50	0.00	4.00	2.75	4.50	3.65	13.76	11.06	2.70	166.5	Hard
Week of June 29th	1.33	1.33	1.10	1.10	1.33	1.33	1.50		3.00		5.00		13.26	3.76	9.50	169	Moderate
Week of July 6th	1.33		2.00		1.33		2.00		1.33		5.00		12.99	0.00	12.99		Hard
Week of July 13th	3.00		2.00		1.33		1.50		1.33		3.50		12.66	0.00	12.66		Moderate
Week of July 20th	1.33		2.00		1.33		1.50		1.33		3.50		10.99	0.00	10.99		Hard
Week 7 Tour of Park City	1.33		2.00		1.33		2.00		2.50		8.50		17.66	0.00	17.66		Moderate
Week of August 3rd	3.00		2.00		1.00		1.00		1.00		2.50		10.5	0.00	10.50		Easy
Week of August 10th	1.33		2.00		1.33		2.00		1.33		5.50		13.49	0.00	13.49		Hard
Week of August 17th	1.33		1.20		1.33		1.50		1.33		4.00		10.69	0.00	10.69		Moderate
Week of August 24th	2.00		2.00		2.00		2.00		2.00		6.00		16	0.00	16.00		Hard
Week of August 31st	2.00		2.00		2.00		2.00		2.00		6.00		16	0.00	16.00		Hard
Week 13 LOTOJA!	3.00		3.00		2.00		2.00		2.00		9.00		21	0.00	21.00		Moderate
Total													157.59	24.41	133.18	156	Goal
Goals:		Weight
Tour of Park City	Top 10	164
LOTOJA	Top 5	158