Week #35 Nebraska: The Gravel Life Trailer

Week #35 - 652 miles

I am really excited for this film to come out. Three Pillars Media is doing a great job of putting it together. This week was the Gravel Worlds Long Voyage. I rode with JR Volcko, who was riding Single Speed. JR had a great race and won the SS Division and I came in 3rd in the Masters. In the last 3 weeks I have put in 1979 miles, with 8 rides of 100+ miles. This should be good prep work for Cannonball 550 at the end of September.

Week #34 Another solid week even with a few mechanicls

 

Week #34 - 653 miles

Another solid week of riding in the books. There was a few mechanicals along the way on Saturday. First I stuck a piece of wire through the tire. Thought I would be able to plug it, but I couldn't get the one hole to seal. Tried the first tube but it must of already had a hole in it. The second tube lasted for about 35ish miles and then I was lucky enough to bum a tube from someone on the trail to get me home. Got in 139 miles on the day so it wasn't all bad. Today I rode with Eric Mellow who is in town for Gravel Worlds 150 on next Saturday. We got in about 70 miles together and had a stop in Cortland for a donut. Good way to end the week. Next Friday evening we start the Long Voyage. It will be nice this year and not racing it but just getting in a good training ride in preparation for Cannonball 550 next month.

Week #33 Starting to prep for Cannonball 550

 

Week #33 - 674 miles

This week turned out to be a pretty good mileage week. I hadn't really planned on putting in a huge week, but the body was feeling good. On Saturday I got in 162 miles and found some cool roads over by Pawnee City. Hope to get back to that area again and do a little more exploring. Lots of MMRs that look pretty nice, so I will need to find a dry day to head that way. Started thinking about how I want to tackle Cannonball 550 this year. I plan on doing a couple of naps to see if I can stay a little fresher and hopefully ride a little faster than last year. The weather will have a lot to do with how it goes.

Week #32 Recovering time

 

Week #32 - 458 miles

July - 2667 miles

I was nice this week to take a little time off. Hard to think that 458 miles is a "recovery week" but my body feels much better. I was able to get one 100 miler at The Chug and it was probably a little harder of an effort than I expected. The front group took off in front of me after the stop so I had to chase back on. After bridging up to the group we rolled on. With about an hour left, I decided I better sit up and cruise on in. 

July was a big month with 2667 miles. I thought I might get over 2700 miles in but it didn't happen. This year has been pretty fun with the bikepacking trips and looking forward to doing some more this fall.