A Goal and a Plan

Because of the nasty weather the past few weeks and an amazing lack of motivation on my part I have not been on the bike for even three days in a row in almost a month. In order to push myself to get back on the bike I need a goal. And to reach my goal I need a plan.

Every summer the Breaker and I attempt a stupid biking event. The first summer it was simply the Morning Glory in Cincinnati, OH. Second summer, the Triple Bypass in Colorado. Third summer, the 24 Hours of Allamuchy (solo) in Allamuchy, NJ. Last summer a little accident ran our plans amuck and we were forced to shrink our goals to a diminutive 40 mile mountain bike race call the Black Bear Rampage in Tennessee.

This year our sights are set on the Hotter n' Hell 100 in Wichita Falls, TX. A 100 mile paved romp through the scorched state of Texas in August- sounds fun! In the process of attempting this ride there will be some other events to gauge my fitness. You know events like Wintergreen Ascent in May, the Cowbell Challenge in June, and hopefully a couple of 6/12 hour mtb races (solo or team), a few road races, and maybe a 24 (solo or team) to fill out the mix.

In order to attempt a pretty full competitive schedule I will need to start training on the first of the year... ooops! Already missed that. I guess I will have to settle for February 7th. Yay! The end of the NFL season will coincide with the beginning of my training.

As for the plan... I will come up with something over the next week and use this blog and you readers as my motivation.