News for "07" and the splitting logs

I have some exciting news in my cycling career for 2007. There will be a new women's team with a presence in the peloton for 2007. Target Training out of Westport, CT has decided to take part in supporting the 1st ever Target Training Women's Pro Team. This is an exciting time for me and with the opportunity to race with some very strong national caliber riders, 2007 is shaping to be a fantastic year. Once the rider list is official, I will fill you in on my new teammates for next year. We already have our first winter training camp the first weekend in Dec at the training facility in CT. This will be our first chance to meet and get to know each other while doing some V02 testing along with some other valuable testing to start winter training.

Speaking of testing, I did a V02 test last week at Per4mance Training where I coach out of in Charlotte. For those of you looking to understand your strengths and weaknesses and how to improve for next season, a V02 and RMR will help tremendously. Give us a call at Per4mance
and we can explain all the details and get you in on our Winter Training Series.

So I have never chopped wood until this past weekend and let me tell you, I haven't felt this sore since I crashing on some train tracks a few weeks ago, of course they were wet and that is why i bit it. The reason for this sudden interest in chopping wood was not only to train like ROCKY in the off season but to prove that a log splitter is not a necessity when you live in the mtns. A log splitter, IMO, is for weenies who are afraid of doing a little cross training in the off season. Sunday after my parents left from their visit, I had to prove that I was indeed a team player and went out to the wood pile behind our house and took a few swings. At first I thought this would be easy and laughed a little until I became adamant about chopping as much wood in minute intervals as possible. Is this normal, I don't think so...do i see myself going out and chopping wood when the fire is dying down and its 30 below outside, probably not. Should I go ahead and say the log splitter is a good idea, HELL NO! For any of you cyclists out there that would like to give log splitting a try, I am holding a log splitting camp next weekend in Blowing Rock, NC. The wood pile is unlimited and the workout is better than any gym workout I have ever done. As you can see from the pics, this is the kind of fun that we mountain dwellers have on weekends. As if that isn't bad enough, I even wore some overalls this weekend. In fact, my parents told me it seemed I live in the "deliverance" area of NC. Go figure...I am a city girl what do you expect.