In The Winter My Favorite Thing to do is Log Base Miles on the Mountain Bike
My favorite part of winter,
anywhere I have lived: MN, TX, NM, has been to log a lot of base miles on the Mountain Bike.
I like to combine Road and Mountain all on Fat Tire.
It’s safer to be on your Mountain Bike in less than perfect conditions on the Road, including road debris from snow and ice removal. You get great base miles and can work all of your Energy Systems with ease.
The best part of being on your Mountain Bike, you can find dirt; either by riding to the dirt, or simply going here and there, seeing where that road goes that you have always wanted to know.
Getting on the dirt and hitting trail, for as short or as long as you’re able keeps your skills fresh, and can give you knew ones.
Great Winter Base Miles: This ride is an example of one my taper rides for El Paso Puzzler; which no thanks to the flu, was unable to compete in. In the absence of racing, the Base Miles are being completed.
If you’re having a tough time finding the motivation: pick any one of the great Ultra-Endurance Mountain Bike races in Texas. You can choose from the El Paso Puzzler which is technical and epic to Excrutiation Exam which combines two relatively technically easy courses connected with a long road section, and the Dirty Dozen in February which has both the 6 and 12 hour versions.