If I had a nickel for every time I saw a blogger write “it’s been a long time since my last post…”
Let’s skip all of that and jump right on in to some of the great things that I have done over the past couple of months. Let’s start with the trip that Mike and I took down to South Carolina for the OCA’s annual spring endurance camp.
This is a trip that Mike has made for a number of years now and this year I had the amazing opportunity to join him. The OCA puts on this fantastic annual camp in the heart of the North and South Carolina mountains for Ontario’s promising young cyclists. It was motivating and inspiring to see so many talented young athletes in one place. We had great weather while we were down south. In 10 days we only experienced one day of rain (and boy did it rain). The remaining 9 days were beautiful, with temperatures in the 20s on multiple occasions. I was blown away by the great people, the amazing scenery, challenging climbs and the number of hours I managed to spend on my bike in just 10 days! Some of the highlights of my trip included:
- 29 hours of riding over 10 days (and one day was a rest day)
- Climbs that last for 40 minutes or more
- 2x Caesar’s Head climb…with the second one being a race
- Great climb up the Blue Ridge Parkway, spectacular views from the top and a fast, winding descent down into the Pisgah National Forest
- Fast, technical descents (I will work on my descending for next year)
- Good food and great people to spend a week and a half with
It was an amazing trip! South Carolina will definitely be on my list of top training destinations to return to!
All smiles the first time up Caesar's Head
