Training Update

Training for a bike race in Ottawa in the winter is a daunting activity. You spend most of the time riding the trainer, zoneing out thinking about what it would be like to be outside instead of in the gym, garage or basement ... and not moving.





To start this training season off, I'm working my way through the Lord of the Rings extended DVD collection. That will give me a good week of trainer "warm up riding" before I have to start onto the gruelling Coach Troy series of regimented DVD training rides. With titles like Sweating Buckets, Hillatious and my personal favourite Have Mercy you know that these indoor rides are just going to be a laugh a minute.





Of course, while I'm toiling on the trainer in my basement, dreaming of fresh air against my face, a few fellow Team Go Banana riders decided to revolt.

Brian, Jason and Charles combined business with pleasure and headed to Nevada for a false flats training ride day in the hills around Las Vegas.


Nice work boys ... but Jason you seem to have lost your shirt!

Oh well ... back to the basement for me, I hear Suffer-O-Rama calling my name.

Thomas