While the kettlebell swing challenges that Terri and I have been doing for the past two months have been great at keeping us active, the workouts have been a bit monochromatic.
When we were working out with Luka once a week, we could count on being introduced to new strength and interval training methods on a regular basis. Now that we’re “rolling our own”, it’s time to change things up a bit while also keeping short term goals in mind… namely the 3 day Century Ride of the Centuries at the end of May. 240 miles of riding over 3 days isn’t necessarily a problem, unless of course you haven’t had your ass on a bicycle saddle for a couple of months.
With my grip issues continuing to resolve themselves, I am also wanting to get back into my Viking Warrior Kettlebell Snatch training. The problem really isn’t finding stuff to do, it’s finding the time to do the stuff. First things first, so I’ll try to get in my remaining 555 swings over the next couple of days to complete the 6,000 swing challenge for April. Then it’s going to be saddle time, as weather and schedule allows.
Getting more riding time will also help with the work I’m doing on the newly formed Bicycle Task Force for the City of Auburn. We’ve been charged with brainstorming ways to 1.) defined the connections for cycling through Auburn, 2.) leverage bicycle facilities to increase recreational opportunities, and 3.) how do we utilize the bicycle infrastructure (in particular the Interurban Trail) as a conduit to bring cyclists to local businesses. I’ve been riding around the area for about 7 years now, but there are several areas of the City that I’ve never ridden through, or just plain avoided. Time to multi-task by doing some exploring & training at the same time.
