Normally in mid December I am well into winter training mode. The ground is normally frozen and so are my feet and face after most bike rides. I usually have been on the trainer a few times and have the cross bike hung up because the first snow has thawed and turned all the trails into a sheet of lunar ice.
This fall has not been anything like this. I have not even considered riding the trainer yet. The trail has only been frozen for a few rides, but with the cyclical freeze and thaw the trail is messy. Whether it is biking or running you come back with a grey butt caked with crushed limestone. The bike requires a thorough 10 minute hosing after each ride and a relube, because by the end of each ride the chain is binding because of the grit. This is March or October training in mid December, I love it, but I know I am living on borrowed time.
A mild December that has lacked cold weather and snow means that January and February will be a challenge for sure. I am fine if I am creating a jinx, because I am missing the snow!
I am off to play in the mud!
Andrew
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