Sprung! (And an Awesome Training Plan for RTB)

Spring has done sprung.  There are cherry blossoms galore, daffodils strewn about the place and magnolias on the brink of bursting.  Saturday we did an early am flat & fast (& cold) ride out to Sauvie Island, around and back.  It was the first snackable ride (ride long enough to warrant some snacks along the way) so it feels like training has started.

Next weekend promises the first mental challenge of our Reach the Beach training - a couple of hours of wet, likely cold, riding.  But today we enjoy the sunshine!

Photo Jen Sotolongo

First, a rough outline of our "Century" ride training plan with some of the milestone rides.  Note that this is subject to change per weather, health, attitude, position of Mercury and our whim.

• Weekly:  A spin class and/or ride the long way home to get something like 20ish miles once or twice a week mid-week.
• Weekend Rides:
• Weekend of 3/29:  40 miles.  Nothing too fast, too hilly, too crazy, too anything.  Maybe something in my dad's hood.
• Friday 4/4: 45 miles.  Would be good to get some hills in but we'll see what we can squeeze in before Christopher-love takes off for a week of international mystery man travel.
• Sunday 4/13:  50 miles.  Either our favorite "North Plains" adventure or some Crown Point action in the Gorge.  Christopher will be way jet lagged so we shall see.
• Saturday 4/19.  57 miles of hills.  Hard hills.  Another favorite ride of our "Phil's Skyline Loop."  Earn them Easter eggs.
• Sunday 4/27:  Monster Cookie Ride!  65ish miles with copious cookies.
• Saturday 5/3:  Ride Around Clark County.  Should be 75ish miles of pretty mild riding.  Last year I saw a donkey near the end.  That was awesome.  Or maybe ride out to Multnomah Falls if we don't get a Gorge ride in 4/13.
• Saturday 5/10:  Easy peasy restful something.
• Saturday 5/17:  Reach the Beach!  104 miles of awesome!