Keeping your bikepacking legs during the winter???

[THE LONG RANGER]

Got a pair of running shoes from the thrift store and a membership at the city gym. Both should last me till Spring. Probably join some snow hikes, and get to Boulder to run/hike/scramble Green/Bear/South Boulder.  I'll get to the climbing gym, if I can get my rock shoes resoled and I can get back to, at the very least, 5 pullups.

Far too much cycling leaves my upper body in ruins and my lower body woefully out of balance. Winter's a good time to correct that - if I don't, I'll just become injured come spring (ITBFS). When it clears up (a little icy yesterday, day before), I'll cycle as much as I can, commute as much as possible. Bikes need fixin' up. Need to cobble together some crud weather bike.

So, new goals before May become Boulder Skyline Traverse, a few winter 14ers, including Pikes/Evans winter speed run (?!?!) (on bikes!), 5.9 cleanly at the rock gym and 10 pullups in a row. And lose 10 lbs. Maybe.

I'm a little broke when it comes to equip., so there's no Snowbike in my future and I gotta trip planned this summer that'll sap my funds clean. Muaha.

[windowace]

I Ride when I can, ususally at least twice a week 2+ hrs singletrack and dirt road, Crosstrain with p90x.  I especially like the plyometric workout.  If your knees can take some impact, the plyo routine is awesome.  The core workout from the same program is a good all around routine.  Add some time on the trainer and i can keep pretty good fitness year round.  I do miss 6+ hr days though, they are a little harder to come by with short, cold, wet days.  Living in the Pacific NW it is not the cold but the wet.  I can do dry/frozen 10-30 deg days fine, but the wet days right close to freezing can be lousy and uncomfortable.  But like Fred said, "That which doesn't kill me, makes me stronger".  Or something to that effect.

Cheers!

[wahday]

Been sick and now we're just coming out of a cold snap (7 degrees F at night). AND the mtn bike is in the shop until next week. So, getting a little anxious to do something and the commute isn't doing it for me. I usually run twice a week at night (with kids, that's my window) but haven't been able to bring myself to do it with this weather. Better warm up a little soon - I'm getting soft!

But I'm good to ride down to about 20 degrees F (colder if I know it will warm while I'm out). Went out with my 12 year old son on Sunday just to get some blood moving and did 15 miles. It was about 25F. We were a little chilly, but it was fun. I actually really enjoy riding in the chilly weather as not many people are out and the cold air is kind of stimulating.

[Tommi]

Ride a bike!!