Christmas comes and goes...

Sorry I haven't been much on typing of late, dear readers, but as usual Christmas has been hectic. Why is it that we over schedule ourselves an extra 50% to celebrate the birth of a man that was all about PEACE? I'll never figure it out....
Anyway, Christmas eve brought cold temps and a group mountain bike ride for those of us still in town at the pig trails. It was around 40 degrees when we hit the trail, but we had a good time anyway. I've never ridden that trail much, but like it a lot. Let me tell you, though, anyone that preaches love for the pig trail while complaining about Thomson is crazier than batshit. That is one rooty, rough trail, a LOT more so than Thomson. Maybe all these people rode thomson last decade some time and have never been back. Update, guys, the trail has changed.
Off the soapbox, and on to pictures:


Let's see, in other news, the Christmas cookie fairy visited, and left me an extra 5 lbs. Thanks, really. Looks like I'll be getting plenty of use out of the trainer my sweet wife gave me for christmas so that I can still fit in the cool Twin Six Argyle jersey she also gave me. Was that a shameless plug?
I'm finding it really hard to schedule enough time out on the bike, especially the road bike, so the trainer should keep me pedaling through the nasty weather. One of my fellow riders likened riding an indoor trainer to (and I quote) "a hot poker up the ass," but I don't find it quite so objectionable. The trainer, that is. I've got a "gut buster" interval set from the Chris Charmichael column in Bicycling magazine that gives me an hour ride if I can work up to doing the whole thing. I should be there in a week or so if I stay on it. Alternating 2 min of all-out pace with 2 min of recovery, repeat 5 times, 8 min recovery spin, another 5 reps with appropriate warm up and cool-down spins. We'll see.
Happy New Year, Kids, and I'll see you on the trails somewhere soon!