Back to it

Got some racing done this past weekend.

Saturday at the track was a bust. Legs still feeling junky, but I think the track blew them open a bit. Sunday I was able to put them to good use in the break at Mullica. The blogs have already blown up about what went down, so I'm not gonna rehash the details, but I'm putting an end to it right here, right now. And I can do that since I was in the break.

Mad respect all around for all those who get on their bike every weekend and show up and lay it down. Let's continue to talk with our legs, good or bad decisions abound.

So yea, legs felt good again Sunday. Was happy to have something left in the tank after getting caught to lead Andy out for a decent result. Dude has slaved for me and guided me all year and I'm glad to give some back.

Crack your favorite brew tonight. It's hump day. All downhill from here.

What a rut

Found myself in a bit of a rut here. Had a fantastic run of racing and life in general there for a while. Then, I took a break. Few days off the bike, another week easy. That was the beginning of a downward slide, but it should have been the beginning of another period of tearing it up.

That's the way it goes though. Cycling and life. Just ebbs and flows.

I did get my cat 1 upgrade following the mess that was Fitchburg. That feels really good. It's sort of a symbol for all the dedication and sacrifice I have made to get to this level.

Though since then, I've been struggling to regain the form I had earlier in the season. Top it off with a hard crash at Fitchburg and a stupid, ridiculous crash in the Thursday night training series at Rodale last night, and I'm in need of a new groove. Some old DB last night decided he wanted to get in front of me. Too bad he didn't wait till he cleared my front wheel before swinging over and sticking his rear mech in front wheel sending me hurtling to the ground to reopen my wounds from Fitch.

I'll try and hit the track tomorrow morning so I can get an invite to Tuesday nights on the track and if my frame is good (it might have been f'ed up in the crash last night) I'll hit up Mullica on Sunday.

Hopefully it clears up for some good Friday night racing action. Need some beers, racin, and friends to lift the spirits.

Update soon

I swear. I'll write something here soon. Dropped of the blog radar for a while. In the meantime, check out Andy's post about the hard time we had at Fitchburg.

Back to healing the road rash...