Mountain Bike Race: Stinky Spoke

Today I got invited to the Stinky Spoke Mountain Bike Race.

Ok, let's do an inventory.

• Out of shape: Check
• 1 Mountain Bike Ride in past 6 months: Check
• More than one Mountain Bike Ride in past 6 months: Nope
• Race includes a large vertical gain: Check
• Past years have seen snow (I know, like really, snow in Seattle, who'd have thunk it), sleet, rain: Check

Ok, let's do it.

Now, how to maximize my training for a race in, did I forget to mention, 14 days!  Yes, January 18, 2014.

Well, tonight I am doing squats and kettle bell to put my legs in pain.  Then tomorrow running.

Then I will figure out the rest the next two weeks as I attempt to not finish in last place :-)

Let's rough this plan out:

1. Sat: Strength Training (Kettle Bell, Squats, Lunges)
2. Sun: Run
3. Mon: Ride
4. Tue: Swim
5. Wed: Ride
6. Thur: Run
7. Fri: Ride
8. Sat: Run
9. Sun: Strength Training (Kettle Bell, Squats, Lunges)
10. Mon: Ride
11. Tue: Swim
12. Wed: Run
13. Thur: Ride
14. Fri: Easy Run
15. Sat: RACE!!

That's looks crazy compared to my last 6 months of "training."

How far?  How long?  Heck if I know, let's wing it with 40 mins for runs, 45 mins for swims, 1 hour for rides, and 20 mins of strength training.

I will report back here with progress.