Et La Forme?

It was a tough winter, what with a fall that almost broke my hip and had me on the couch for a couple of weeks and getting sick during my training week in California, but it seems like things are finally turning around.

Finally, after being sick at the end of February, I have been able to get in some decent riding over the last couple of weeks. At first the legs were really struggling to turn the pedals over but each day has seen an improvement. One thing that has really helped is training with Joe, my teammate, who on each ride has been riding me into the ground. On a couple of weekends I've done intervals on Saturday and then gone out with Joe on Sunday, those were weekends where I just finished up completely bagged.

Last week, after I had done a day of hill repeats, Joe asked me to go out with him the next day and do a long ride with a couple of 20 minutes jam sessions. I kind of freaked out, " I can't ride hard and do intervals with you two days in a row. You're just way too fit and you're going to crack me!" He was laughing after that.

I've been happy though, as each week there has been an improvement in my fitness. In the hill repeats (out at the Bluffs for those from TO) I'm turning the gear faster and the heart rate is getting higher, while the intervals don't seem quite as intense as the week before; when I do 20 minutes with Joe I'm starting to hold my own when it's my turn to push the wind on the front; and in general I can feel the strength and comfort on the bike returning.

I can't say that I have race winning form just yet, but it's coming. Hopefully just in time for the start of the season. See you out there.