Banner Elk: 16 degrees, feels like 4 (weather.com)

Great.

Base Endurance Ride: Mount Mitchell State Park

Chart courtesy of my CycleOps Power Tap SL. This ride was from Asheville to Mt Mitchell and back via the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Some Stats:

• duration 5:55
• miles 85.4
• avg watts 216
• avg hr 140
  

and the season rolls near...

Finishing up my VO2 max and lactate threshold testing. and my 2007 race schedule is taking shape...

• January 27 Winter Series Criterium
• February 3rd Winter Series Criterium
• February 4th January Nationals
• Feb 16-18 Valley of the Sun
  
• Feb 24-25 Spring Training Series #1
• March 3-4 Spring Training Series #2
• March 10-11 Ga Tech Collegiate
• March 24-25 Charlotte Crits/FSU
• March 31-1 Greenville Omnium
• April 14-15 LMC Collegiate
• April 21-22 SECCC Conference Finals
• April 24-29 Tour of Virginia
• May 4 Town Mountain Hill Climb TT
• May 5-6 Wake Habitat Cycling Challenge
• May 10-14 Collegiate National Championships
• May 17-20 Tri-Peaks Stage Race
• May 25-28 Edgar Soto Memorial Stage Race
• June 9-10 Roan Mountain Road Race
• June 15-17 Race for Kids/Second Testing at ECU
• June 28-1 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
• July 5-15 Espoir National Championships
• July 20-22 French Broad Cycling Classic
• July 23-27 Tour de Toona
• July 30-Aug 5 Crossroads Classic Criterium Series
• Aug 6-sept 8 Cycling Center Hertsberge Belgium
  

Human Performance Lab at ECU

The Capri Foundation Elite Cycling Team gathered in Greenville NC to get our VO2 Max, Lactate Threshold, Body Fat % and some bio metrics stuff analyzed. It was a super fun experience and a chance to ride with all the guys. Our training camp kicks off this week, friday-monday in Asheville NC.

I am also excited to be working with a coach this season, previously of AEG-Jet Networks Pro Cycling Team, Hugh Moran. I think it will be an awesome experience and a good relationship.

It is only about 5 weeks until my first race of the Year: Valley of the Sun stage race in Arizona, February 14-16.

til next time