4 Days to LoToJa

The big day is almost here and I think I'm ready. I started a two week taper right after the Wolf Creek Pass ride last week and did my last interval sessions yesterday afternoon. Luckily I finished my ride before the monster storm hit. My legs feel a little bit heavy so I'm going to concentrate on massage and stretching the next few days. I'll do a couple of short, easy zone 1 rides to keep my legs fresh and will finish my fueling prep and be good to go.

Hail, yes!

My race day plan is to ride with Tom Uriona, a veteran Logan to Jackson racer, and hopefully be able to hang with him on the climbs. Since we are both stronger in the last half of the race, if we are together at Alpine we should have a strong ride to the finish in Jackson. That's the plan at least. Many things can change during the course of 10 plus hours on the road so there always has to be a plan B. At this point, I don't know what plan B is, so, plan A had better work! It's looking like the weather is going to be cooperative with comfortable temperatures and sunny skies. One thing you can count on from me is that I'll be prepared for snow, cold temps and rain, no matter what the weather forecast says! No more hypothermia for me. Been there, done that. No sir, not me...

My one regret for this years race is none of my Mad Dog teammates will be there. I have some good memories from 2005 with those guys and will carry them with me this year. Maybe next year guys?

And, although I won't have my sister Robin and her husband Bruno assisting my wife Jane this year like they did last year, my daughter MarKay will be in the support vehicle keeping her mother in stitches. Markie's a really good photographer so I should have some nice pics to post after the race.

If you're interested in the results after the race, click here.