todays training

Today's training started at 7 with a three hour mt bike ride 30 some miles. After a switch of bikes and fresh water quick snack. Paula and I headed out for a road ride. We haven't done a ride together in along time, the ride was cut short by a broken spoke on her bike. As we were getting ready to head home with the wonky wheel two young girls past by and did at least make sure we were OK. After telling we broke a spoke we could hear them talking and they had no clue what that would do to a wheel or how to fix it. We managed to get home safely about 15 mile ride then we switched to our touring bikes and hauled Sky around. A fifty five pound dog is great resistance training I was a little tired after another 15 miles. So sixty miles on three bikes pretty good day. Oh what am I training for more Randonnering of course!

Grilled a chicken under a brick well I didn't have a brick so I used a cast iron skillet with rocks in it for weight. Very tender and moist! No pictures cause I still haven't found the camera.

jimbo

Holowtop 200

Rode the Hollow top 200 permanent with Jason and Karel. Two of the three Montana Randonners, it was nice having some kindred spirits to ride with. I felt really good for the first 60 miles and then started having some serious leg cramps. We had a great pace going it would have been great if I could have kept up that pace. Backed it down a bit from that point and went into a survival mode and I did. For my longest ride since 07 I am very happy with the ride oh and it went through some really cool canyons the ride from Norris to Belgrade with the tailwind we had was great. Didn't take any pictures because I can't remember where my camera is guess I will have to ride it again next year!

Didn't have any bike issues the 650B set up is working great, thinking about a different saddle the San Marco is good but it is about 20 years old. Adjusted my speedo to the tyres after the ride not having a properly calibrated speedo is very annoying. Also moved my front bag up one notch as I had a hard time reading the route sheet.

Ride time of about 9 hours and a total of about 10. Great weather and a nice route good people to ride with think I will call it a success! Thanks again Jason for organizing the route and riding with us.

jimbo