I survived the heat wave of ‘09. How hot was it? Well, a few days the temps here in Portland were hotter than the were in Austin TX. My drive home from work out in Hillsboro was 106 on Monday, 108 on Tuesday, and 113 on Wednesday. 113? WTF? You know its hot when people on Facebook start complaining about the people complaining about the heat.
I’m not a huge fan of the heat, and exercising in that weather when your body isn’t used to it can be downright dangerous. Props to the officials who canceled racing events or had some other creative ways of dealing with the heat. Oddly enough, on Thursday when it was only 95 on the drive home we had the windows and sunroof open and no AC on. Its good to be a mammal!
I took an alternative path to beating the heat.. I rested. :) For 6 days my bike sat in the garage and I sat in my house sipping on Gin & Tonic or beer, and eating nachos in the AC. The weather had cooler temperatures coming late in the week, so I busted butt at work to get everything done early, and took Friday off. It was a great week.
The team sent a bunch of folks to Cascades last week, and they had a great time and brought back a lot of good stories. With Cascades and the State TT Championships done and Crit Championships just around the corner, the road racing season is coming to a close. Saturday rides become more mellow and training plans start to have threshold intervals in them again. That means cross is right around the corner!
Contrary to some of the rumors out there, Pain on the Peak 2009 is in fact happening, and will be at the same location as last year. Website and flyers are being built, sponsors are being finalized, and the course is being planned. As with most of the world, the finances are tight so prize packages might not be as good as last year, but we are working hard to make it as exciting of event as it was last year. Keep watch for more details!
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