It's windy in Nebraska in the springtime. Last night was probably some of the more ridiculous wind I've ridden in for a while.
And that includes Tuesday's ridiculous wind. For reference, it took 80 minutes to get to the turnaround on the Bike Masters ride last night and 40 to get back. True, there's less neighborhood hopping on the way back, but we were pushing 30mph pretty much the whole way.
It reminded me of the first time I rode with Spence on a super-windy day - after struggling for what seemed like forever, we turned around and jumped on the tailwind express. There's a big difference between going for a ride and training. If you're just going for a ride, the tailwind means the work is done - you just sit up and cruise.
But with Spence, we took a breather - like a 30-second breather - and started drilling it all over again. The difference between into the wind and with the wind? We just went faster - that's about it. It still hurts, but the numbers on the computer are bigger.
In the end, I got what I was looking for - a long block of zone 4/zone 5 work. Like, 90-plus minutes of it. My back ached at the end of it and my legs are still sore.
All in the name of improvement, right?
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haha, speaking of which...there was no rest for the weary after Ft. Calhoun yesterday. It was hard enough just getting there.
I kept trying to find a good spot to kind of stand up and stretch my back. No such luck - down into the drops, pedal to the metal the whole way.
Spence says he has no recollection of this.
It was about four years ago. Landen, Ian, Pavlovich, Marco and others were there. What I was doing with them, I have no idea.
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