Cycling goals for 2007

[ridethewind]

My cycling goals for 2007 are quite modest. I've had arthritic knees for years and, as a result, haven't done much riding due to the pain. I had my right knee joint replaced six months ago and have tentative plans to get the other one replaced next year. I've just started riding again. Very short rides, no mileage goals for now. My ultimate goal for next year is to have some pain-free rides toward the end of the year and then look forward to 2008 to really get back to regular cycling.

Jean

[kelownagirl]

I have a number of smallish goals that I want to accomplish next season but they mostly involve, go faster, further, and longer.


1. I want do a century ride next summer.
2. I want to ride to Vernon and back.
3. I want to climb Anarchist Mountain as fast as the boys.
4. And my real challenge - I want to do the Banff to Jasper ride with my husband and his brother next June. It's a little over 300 km, over the Icefields Parkway which has very unreliable weather especially in June, two summits, and it has to be done all in one day. I think I could do it but I would be slower than them and I can't hold them back because they want to beat their last time. So I haven't quite figured out how I can manage it because I suppose I'll end up beng on my own much of the ride. Do I just join them for part of it or do I really try to to the whole ride? I guess I will just train the best I can and see where I'm at next June.
5. In keeping with the #5 theme - I want to climb Gordon Hill in less than 4 minutes.

[Veronica]

When is the Banff to Jasper ride?

V.

[Crankin]

I am just starting to think about my goals for next year. I think they will focus on just a few things:

• Work on technical skills, like descending and cornering
• increase my average speed just a tiny bit by consistently riding with people who are faster than me
• Try to avoid my late summer "break down" that comes from too much time on the bike. Learn to rest well.
• Improve my core strength (already started on that)
• mountain bike more
• Do another century, maybe 2 this year
• Lead a short series of late winter/early spring warm up rides with my husband
• Take a vacation where I bring my bike and ride, but it's not a bike tour (i.e. relax a little)

[kelownagirl]

When is the Banff to Jasper ride?

V.

V - They want to do it in June (probably Fathers Day weekend?). BIL's wife and I will drive and I'm going to ride parts. But I'd really like to do the whole thing. Dh was encouraging me to but I reminded him that I wouldn't be able to keep on the hill climbing and he agreed. It's already a long day. I really don't want to hold them back so I have thought about riding with them as far as I can and then encouraging them to go ahead when they start to lose me. My SIL can pick me up if I pack it in... I guess the hardest thing would be to do the training in winter/spring. We're going to Europe in July he wants to do the ride before he leaves.

[Veronica]

Ahhh... so it's a ride you guys do on your own - explains why I couldn't find it in my Google search.

Sounds like a cool ride. if you did it the weekend after I could be tempted...Our last day of school is the 14th. A driving vacation to Canada could be fun. Oops...It's like a 4 day drive just to get there! EEK!

Still it's on my one day I want to see list.

V.

[kelownagirl]

Well there are organized Banff-Jasper rides that go over several days. I think the BC Randonneuring club has info about one on their website.

b

[bikerchick68]

My goal for 2007 is to get back on the bike! My mom has had some major health stuff going on this year (she's currently at my house recovering from back surgery on 11/16), then I had to have a cycling related surgery that seemed to take forever to heal needless to say I ended up with barely over 1000 miles on the year Down about 4000 miles from last year. So, my goal is to break in the Brooks saddle I bought (lord help me) and to get my cycling legs back. Lots of riding and lots of hill repeats to get back to the level I was at...

in July or somewhere thereabouts, a friend and I are tentatively planning to take the Amtrack to Seattle... then ride south for 2 weeks as far as we can... we'll ride as far as we wanna, and take days off as needed... no set schedule, just ride the coast. BUT, that means I gotta get on the saddle!

[Grog]

When is the Banff to Jasper ride?

V.

I'm interested too.