Feeling the effects, or at least starting to. My ass is dragging this afternoon. Almost not looking forward to two hours of endurance pace after I leave this hell-hole. If not for the superb weather, I might have considered riding stright home, the short way. Maybe I ate too much at lunch time and just paying the price for it. Feel lethargic and heavy right now, when in fact I've finally broken the 170 pound barrier. I'm 169 in the AM, after breakfast and after my DME. All registered for the Hartford Crit, 35+ and Pro.. Looking forward to a result that's better than 20th for a change.. Team mate and Cinderella Man Neil Hull will be in the 35+ with me. Hope to see him continue to set a good example for me as one who can sprint pretty damn well.. The Pro event? Best to go into it with fun in mind, because all I really want to do is motorpace for 50 miles/laps/whatever. Pre-reg at the Cyclonauts Crit on Memorial Day is pretty light so far. I remember last year there was a very strong turn-out. What's up with that? One thing I liked about pre-reg for Hartford is that ALL events are $25 and that a 2nd race is only $15 more. Nice. As it should be. I see that fellow millworker Tom Officer is in there, Masters and Pro events. Fellow Amerikan Turk Turgut Balikci will be doing double duty in two masters races as well. Hope to meet him between events. Who else is going? I may enter our little one into the children's race. He's fast, even using a bike that has no pedals.
America's #1 Balance Bike Destination
America's #1 Balance Bike Destination
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funny, back in the day when I used to run road races and had a 35min 10k to mu\y name the days when I felt like crap and expected nothing were the days I ran a Personal Best. The days when I felt awesome were the days I recorded a DNF or puked halfway and ran 39mins...the mind is an incredible thing, you have to train that as well as your body. Cyclists in general have higher pain thresholds than the average Joe but as I read once" Faking your fellow racers out when it feels like you have ants crawling through your veins (lactic) and there is not enough oxygen in the world as you accelerate past them near the top of the hill and doing this without your face giving you away is 90% of the battle."
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