Silver City: Jan 10th
Team TIAA-CREF Training Camp
Silver City, NM
Jan 8th – Jan 22nd
Jan 10th
Wake, eat, bike, massage, eat, and bed. This is the daily schedule.
Silver City is dry and high. When I’m out training, I don’t sweat; instead the salt just dries on my skin… Because you’re never sweating, water completely crosses your mind. I didn’t realize that until today, so I’m going to have to force myself to drink, which is fine.
Today we rode for about 5:15, it was one of the hardest rides I’ve ever done & I think were gonna end up doing a lot more of ‘em over the next couple weeks. We started by riding up the first climb then doing intervals over the second climb. On the way back over we raced back up the hill, which I, of course, won by my largest margin to date. Then we motor paced all the way back to the hotel. It was totally insane. Here’s how it works: the whole team rides behind the car as it goes 40-50mph, the farther back you draft from the car the harder it is. Certain variables, such as side winds, make it extremely tough. One of my team mates and I made it to the hotel still pacing with the car, the rest of the guys got dropped. Tomorrow should be a little easier. Jonathan said we’ll do a longer ride on the flats, that’s all. Something says we’ll be motor pacing again, I pray this isn’t the case…
Silver City, NM
Jan 8th – Jan 22nd
Jan 10th
Wake, eat, bike, massage, eat, and bed. This is the daily schedule.
Silver City is dry and high. When I’m out training, I don’t sweat; instead the salt just dries on my skin… Because you’re never sweating, water completely crosses your mind. I didn’t realize that until today, so I’m going to have to force myself to drink, which is fine.
Today we rode for about 5:15, it was one of the hardest rides I’ve ever done & I think were gonna end up doing a lot more of ‘em over the next couple weeks. We started by riding up the first climb then doing intervals over the second climb. On the way back over we raced back up the hill, which I, of course, won by my largest margin to date. Then we motor paced all the way back to the hotel. It was totally insane. Here’s how it works: the whole team rides behind the car as it goes 40-50mph, the farther back you draft from the car the harder it is. Certain variables, such as side winds, make it extremely tough. One of my team mates and I made it to the hotel still pacing with the car, the rest of the guys got dropped. Tomorrow should be a little easier. Jonathan said we’ll do a longer ride on the flats, that’s all. Something says we’ll be motor pacing again, I pray this isn’t the case…
posted by Tom Peterson @ 5:20 PM
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