CPMC - The current status
September 12, 2008So I haven’t written about the CPMC since may. I finished the ride in May and was starting to feel that I wasn’t prepared mostly due to the fact that my recovery times from the century were about 1.5 weeks and then I had very little time for building more of a base before I had to taper down for the next century.
Between this and having a lot of work starting to come in, I chose to cut the challenge short this year and spend the rest of the year building my base back up to the levels I had when I was commuting every day. Unfortunately, I stopped riding completely for two months to focus on work which killed the base that I had.
I’m now getting back on the bike, and I’ve added a new element to my riding, a mountain bike. This has been a lot of fun, because I’ve been able to find some people to go riding with me on Wednesday evenings out in Marin and I’ve been getting great workouts while seeing some beautiful scenery.
So, the current plan for CPMC is to prepare to try again next year starting in January. I know this is going to be difficult because january to march are the worst months to ride in Northern California. I don’t mind the rain as much as I get tired of being wet for two hours a day while I’m training. ( then again, maybe that’s minding the rain )
