Erin helped me by taking care of a lot of paper work. In preparation for various events, the Cape Epic, the Olympics, UCI, USADA, USAC and others all want the who, what, when, where, why and how.
I caught up with my equipment and supplies. It's amazing how much CytoMax I've gone through, plus I replaced two tires - one for my road bike and one for my mountain bike, and two worn out chains. After a big 3-week training block, this is all good because it means I'm working hard.
Midweek, I made a trip over to Bedford, VA for a scheduled lactate test and meeting with my coach Hunter Allen. Scotty Curlee dropped in and we talked about his filming plans for the coming year. See Red Cloud Productions for more about MaxVO2.
I woke up early on Thursday to drive over to Charlottesville to fit my new Shimano M300 shoes using the state-of-the-art motion analysis laboratory at the University of Virginia Speed Clinic. There, Jay helped me pedal straighter than I've ever pedaled before - no kidding. Jay has and extensive exercise physiology and physical therapy background, and helped to mobilize my thorasic verebrae and ribs that are stuck together from years of exercise and a few good crashes. The good news is that my body seems to be in very good shape, and my pedaling form is the best it's ever been.
It was another early morning on Friday, because Erin and I were headed to meet a film crew at Mr. J's Bagels. With a cameraman, a photographer, producer, lawyer and sound man, it seemed like quite an entourage as we headed to the trails at Massanutten to film some action shots, and later transformed SBC into a studio for an interview. This all sounds exciting, but it can be exhausting, too. The day went great and we captured some very cool content. I'll tell you more about this later. For now, it's top secret.
Saturday I finally got in a decent ride. I shook the cobwebs from my legs and road over two mountains to Erin's parents' house in the country. It was a nice adventure with blue skies and temps in the 5o's. It was also nice because no matter what it is that you do all week, getting on the bike gets you away from your busy thoughts.
The End,
JB
Labels: A Day in the Life, Training
posted by Jeremiah Bishop # 8:10 AM 
