I ended up getting the ride in yesterday, making it 19 hours in five days. Pretty quality training and I’m pleased with how things are progressing. Having today off is nice and I’ve been watching some football and taking it easy.  One more week of these long endurance rides and I’ll have the first month of training in the books with a recovery week to enjoy.

With this much riding you really have a lot of time to sort things out.  It’s awesome that I’m able to be out there everyday, doing what I enjoy.  Some of my clearest thoughts come on the bike and it’s a good opportunity to keep a healthy perspective. Life can get quite complicated, but taking a step back from it all is always helpful. Being on the bike is how I’m able to “keep it realâ€?.

That’s enough philosophy for one update. Keep it real, -TJ