As usual, my wife and I were part of the annual Italian feast with her family. Also as usual, I feel I have put on 10 pounds already and still eating my way through the kitchen each day.
What's not usual is that this year, not unlike my entire riding season, there was a little less emphasis on cycling. In fact, there was but one cycling-related gift given to me this Christmas, a beautiful "Italy" riding jersey. I opened the gift on Christmas morning and it made me smile and think of my roots as a cyclist, dreaming of warmer days that now seem like they will be years away.
After the first of the new year the trainer will be set up in the basement and I will devise a regular schedule of weekly rides.
The cookies, candy, dips, pasta, sweets will all be put on the shelf for at least two months.
I'll get myself a new training log to help with my motivation and then the hard work of January, February and March will begin, as the holiday weight comes off and my legs slowly get worked back into some sort of shape anyway.
It all leads to the next big holiday and how cycling is a part of it. It seems my annual cycling 'coming out' party is usually marked by some sort of early outdoors ride of substance on Easter weekend.
So look for what will probably be a rather dull couple of months here as I at least log trainer workouts. I only write it down here because it does motivate me somewhat to get it done, knowing I have to leave this blank if I don't get on the bike!
Happy New Year and lets hope 2011 finds us safe and with plenty of tailwind.
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