Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Rivers Rising

I went out for a 90 minute training ride today during lunch hour. I headed northwest of Muscatine and crossed the Cedar River. Severe flooding is occurring throughout a good share of Iowa and all this water is making it's way down the various rivers that dump into the Mississippi. All of the houses that I could see along the bridge on F70 were un-accessible by auto. Some were already taking water in their structure. The crest is yet to come and it's not going to be easy for those that live along the rivers around here.

My training ride went well and I did some power intervals, fast pedal and a 6 minute time trial at maximum effort. During the time trial I was going 22 to 23 mph. I am hoping I can maintain that rate during Saturday's race.

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