Felt A Little Like Spring

Saturday was supposed to be the Ripon Charity Ride. It was cancelled at the last minute and I wanted to get that mileage in if the weather would cooperate. So, I put together a route/ride myself. Granted there were not a lot of people that showed up. The ride started in Thiensville at Extreme at 8am. I knew there was going to be 3 of us for sure. The temperature was low 30's and windy. We had about 12 guys that started with us but they only stayed with us for a bit and then ventured out back on there own. There was 4 us that kept on going.
The course was a challenging one and the winds didn't help. We went from Thiensville to Holy Hill then up towards Hartford then Allenton then New Fane then Newburg and finally back to Thiensville. It was 98.95 miles, 6 hours 25 minutes in the saddle. It was a tough day, but it was well worth it.
Sunday I wasn't planning on doing much. I thought I may just go out for a short easy spin. This wasn't the case. I woke up at 7:45am brewed some coffee and thought to myself, my legs actually don't feel terrible. The sun was shining and looked pleasant out with a real feel in the low 30's but was supposed to warm up nicely. I knew Extreme had a ride starting at 8:30am. There was no way I could get my stuff ready in time to make the ride. I call John T. from Extreme and asked him what the route was going to be. At this time he didn't know, but would call me when he knew. I got ready and headed out the door. He told me the route but I wasn't quit getting it. I ended up going to far south then coming back towards them and I saw them cross a road. OH SHIT! I now had to try to time trial to catch them, but my legs were not having none of that. I pushed as hard as my body would let me and I screamed a few times hoping they would hear me. They didn't! They did finally stop at a stop sign and I was able to catch up. I rode back to the shop with the group and from there, some others wanted to keep riding and they were headed east towards the lake and then north then west into Newburg and then south. I broke off eventually and headed home. At this point I was feeling exhausted. This ride was 74.23 miles and another 4 hours 6 minutes in the saddle. What a great weekend!
My first race is going to be this Sunday. GDVC #1 is held in Madison. I am looking foreword to it. I am racing M1,2,3. I feel I have plenty of endurance but no top end. I will know after Sunday how my winter training has gone.
As for the rest of the week I will be weight training tonight. Tomorrow night I have to pick my wife and mother in law up from the airport. Wednesday I may ride for maybe 1 hour each with some intervals. Thursday is a Team only ride, we will see if it happens. The weather doesn't look to promising. Friday will be a rest day. Saturday I am hoping to practice some criterium cornering.