Time to set some goals

For the past few weeks I felt like I was just 'going through the motions' training wise. I've been on my bike and I've done some good rides ... but my focus and drive just weren't there. This past weekend we had a 4-day weekend due to the US thanksgiving ... and I had a chance to catch my breath - and realize what I was missing.

I have goals for next season but hadn't set any intermediate goals for my training. This past weekend I took some time to sit down and do this ... it's only been a few days but I feel that my focus is definately back and my drive is better than ever. I'm a numbers girl - I like to know much faster I am riding my favorite loop at Tiger, how many watts I can push on those weekday rides in the garage, and how fast I can climb to the top of Tiger West. If I have numbers to shoot for, I will work harder!

I am definately getting excited about next season. To remind myself of my goals I've made a small poster and taped it up in the Garage for those indoor rides. I also see it everytime I grab my mtb for a ride outside ... very usefull!

Christmas Tree

So tonight I got our Christmas tree ... it was pretty funny actually.

There I am, all dressed up in my work clothes with heals and a fancy coat, in the pouring rain .. picking out a tree. The tree people were getting a kick out of me! I picked out a great tree though ... here is a picture of it drying off in the Garage with the biking gear...

Let the holidays begin ... Happy holidays!

More visitors!

Yay, more visitors from the East Coast.

I haven't seen Amy in ... 3 years (wow, that seems like forever). As luck would have it, she had to come to Seattle on business and extended her trip so we could visit - it was great! Her friend Shona made her way down from BC and we had a fun dinner out on Thursday night. Friday was a lazy breakfast and AM of chatting and baking bannana bread ...

The weather was really crappy so we opted to do a bit of shopping and watch some movies while we treated the trickers. Fun times, fun times.

I have to say I am feeling pretty spoiled with all these visitors!

One last round ...

One last round at Tiger ....

Tiger closed for the season last weekend. I was sooo sad. But i took full advantage of the 'non-rainy' but frigid weather and rode 9 hours just before closing time. It was a great ride, even if my toes froze and I went WAY too hard for my own good. My lap times beat my best for the season - and it was wet! My climbing was a good 1-2 minutes faster and my descending was the fastest yet. Amazing. I have some fast times to beat next year!

It was sad but now I will have to venture to other riding spots and explore a little more. If I am lucky I'll find something just as good!