I don’t have too much to report after my 3rd training block. I’m near the middle of a week of recovery, so trying my damndest to keep the weight near 71kg. I’m now down nearly 3 kilograms since the beginning of the year, but I’m noticing an irritating plateau arising.

Some stats: Since January 1st I’ve been on the bike 35 times for a total of 1822 kilometers (more really – I don’t usually count trainer rides). The two metrics I’m focusing on though are HOURS: 87.5 and CLIMBING: 17,500 meters. These two will rise a lot, with ‘climbing’ going exponential if all goes well. I see from the leaderboard of 44|5 Cycling Tours’ Strava club that I’m usually in the weekly top ten, but haven’t yet had a regular appearance on the podium. If training progresses as I hope, I better get at least a bronze from time to time.

Today’s photo is from a climb I haven’t done yet, but am really looking forward to. It’s the road that climbs from Grindelwald to Meiringen in Switzerland, over Grosse Scheidegg, a not-very-high-pass of just under 2000 meters, but surrounded by Alpine monsters, like the Eiger in the distance on the right (I think). It’s also car free for much of the way, which is going to make our cycling tour (early September) a little challenging for the van driver, but will be a dream for the riders.