Originally Posted by
BikeWNC
I also got a number again this year. After developing tendinitis on the way to Marion last year, and it taking 3 months to resolve, I wasn't sure I wanted to do Mitchell again. This will be my 5th year but I'm still on the fence since the guy I was planning to ride with didn't get in. Time will tell if I find the motivation, though my riding schedule between now and then won't change either way.
I'm trying to make up for last year - I got a number, and was training well, but had a wart removed from my little toe, that really killed my training. ("wart" was putting it mildly - they damn near took 1/3 of my toe off). Even with getting SPD sandals to keep riding, it put me off enough that I didn't think I could do Mitchell, and I sold my number last year.
After I recovered, I did pretty well - riding 2X a week to work (43 mile RT), one interval workout on the trainer, and a long weekend ride, I ended up doing several 60-milers, 3 100 mile rides and 2 60 milers with 5000-6000 ft climbs. January and Feb weren't all that great, but I still rode at least 1X a week if there wasn't ice on the roads. If I can stick to the schedule, hopefully I'll be ready by June 9th. I confirmed my hotel today, so the rest of this is up to me.....