Time is really flying away.. I`m back on my bike again preparing for the 2010 season. At the moment I`m at Canary Island to do some road training on my Ruby bike. Like the last couple of years I`m spending pre-Christmas with a lot of miles rather than Christmas-shopping and biking in rain at home. I`ve already been here for over a week and have two more weeks to go before I`m heading back north to celebrate Christmas with family and friends.

I feel okay and I`m getting into my training program slowly. The power training is the hardest at the moment, and it takes so much more energy outside on the bike in a hill rather than on the spinning bike inside. My legs feels a little bit heavy and ”pumped” up at the moment but I`m also good to do the long easy rides in the speed I should do without getting to excited on this hilly Island.

The weather is good at the moment which means the sun is shining most of the days and I´m able to ride in short sleeve/pants. Waking up to sun every day makes me realize how lucky I`m to have this job going out on my bike and not spending time in an office in the dark in Norway. I like my country a lot but with my goals on two wheels it`s not the best place to stay in the winter!!

Lene