STP 2010 Training Begins!

I have begun training for STP 2010.

Some stats to start off:

weight : 186.4

Outdoor miles: 18.97

I rode my standard Woodiville to Redmond ride. Lots of traffic on the trail today. Warmish (54ºF) partly sunny. I was able to move along slightly faster than 20mph for most of the ride with surges to 23mph. I ride one small hill and it was all I could do to get over it with my current gearing. I'm working on getting my low gear down to 28.9 gear inches which should be low enough for climbing almost any hill. I will also be working on getting my mass down below 170 lbs. (my college racing weight was 160-165 lbs ) around 175lbs I feel pretty zippy, but below 170 lbs I'm "loaded for bear". Lungs felt good today considering it was ride #1 of 2010. This will be something I watch closely because last spring allergies had me really struggling to breathe.