Hump Day Hup Hup

Wed cross worlds this morning. 35deg and nearly dark at 7:05 when I left the house to meet up with EK. The fingers and toes aren't ready for it just yet. Field was much smaller this week. Temps left the little boys and girls at home. Started out at the CU Research Park. Site of the CU Cycling short track. Pretty sweet setup. All kinds of jumps, burms, and steep climbs and one gnarly descent. Next we headed to the Elk Lodge. Handling is getting better but I still seem to lose too much on the twisty portions. I'm going to try something new next weekend. Less riding at steady pace and more of just accelerating, recover, accelerate. We will see. Dismounts are improving.

Tuesday I hit up the Boulder County Open Space trails. Its pretty flowy singletrack just out the door. Nothing super technical but its wicked fun on the cross bike. Saw one other crosser out. Did a lot of short intense efforts. I'm definitely seeing some good strength gains which should help for next year.

Weather is suppose to warm throughout the week. Heading to VeloSwap on Saturday to do a little shopping. If any has a request, chime in. The event has sick deals on all things cycling. Racing the Boulder Reservoir cross race on Sunday.

chow,
Matthew