When I was 26, I would jokingly refer to my bike as the CWM (Cross Wind Missile). I'm not 26 anymore...

About Me

My name is Dean Russell and I raced road bikes and some track endurance in the 1990s. I stopped racing in 1999 when I was 26. After almost thirteen years of being a lazy slug I decided to put my sorry backside onto a bike seat and have another crack at racing. This blog chronicles my journey from being completely unfit and overweight to becoming one of the oldest Elite A grade riders in Queensland...and then slipping nicely back into Masters racing.

Thursday 7 June 2012

Brisbane Training Camp

Had three days in Brisbane for work so thought I would make the most if it and get some good rides in:

Wed: 45 km, climbed the long side (2.5 km climb) of Mt Coot-tha twice. Not sure what gear I used to ride up Coot-tha in years ago, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't 39 x 21!

Thu AM: 65 km, met up with Michael Davis and three of his Rappida Vecchi team mates for a ride around the Mt Cotton circuit. This was a very hard and hilly ride and I only lasted 35 km with them. I wasn't the first one dropped though! These boys train hard!

Thu PM: 45 km, did two full loops of Mt Coot-tha (climbing the long side again). Funnily enough I climbed a lot better than I did yesterday.

Fri: 45km, did a river loop with my old friend from the Rockhampton cycling days, Jason Reed. Finished off with coffee and brekky at La Dolce Vita Cafe on park Road. 

Nice three days in all...

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