One week of training down! I have to admit, I am riding slightly less miles than is originally in my training schedule. I did 8 miles last sunday and about 12 today. I don't mind. Slow and steady wins the race. As long as I get to 50 miles by spring break.
Today we rode out on NE Marine Dr. It is flat and beautiful. The road follows the river and there is a nice view of Mt. Hood. There is also a bike path but the bike lane is plenty wide for comfortable riding.
I went with my froomie and her friends. I couldn't keep up with them but I didn't care, at least I was out doing it! This was my theme for the week: just show up...effort optional. Kinda lame, I know. Next week I'm going to try to dig in a bit more.
One dilemma that I think is going to be my biggest challenge is my new bike. It is a 1984 Masi Gran Criterium. (The one in the picture looks just like mine, but far better condition) It is such a cool vintage racing bike. I think it won the Tour de France in its day. It needs a lot of work, especially if I want it to fit me right. The catch is that the more work/modifications that are made to it, the less the bike is worth. As it is now. It is a classic, something that a collector would hang up in their shop. It is ridiculously cool but not that practical for riding. I mean it has stem shifters!
So I guess I need to find a high-quality used road bike and try to trade my masi. I have absolutely no time for this sort of thing...which makes paying for it to be fixed up all the more tempting. What to do...what to do....
