So, dang. Interesting couple of weeks. I've learned a bit about myself (not good). So, since the USGP, I've been on this exercise "diet" to rest the shoulder and wrist (separated and sprained, respectively). I took a few weeks off, skipped Gun Club, took another week off, then raced Lexington (dumb), then rested a week, then just raced Columbus (ouch). The decisions were probably "physically" stupid, but "mathmatically" defensible. I needed the points. I had two miserable finishes that I knew I could beat. And it worked. Lexington was a fiasco, but served it's purpose. I got 11th or something, to replace the "28th" place railing I got from Darkhorse. Then, as I mentioned in the last post, I got permission to race Columbus
I spent my normal routine getting ready for the race (drink like a fish, stay up too late), and actually drove up to Dayton the day before the race to get closer. Sunday morning, i got up, got ready, and headed up toward Columbus. I wad right on schedule to get to Columbus at 9:45am (and hour before the race started) when my GPS device explained toi me that my ETA was 10:38am...$%&@@#!!!>. I'd made my plans to get up to Columbus in my head, not realizing that Granville was 40 minutes from Columbus.
FLOOR...MEET PEDAL.
I called Brian (already there) and asked him to arrange for me to register late, just in case, then I raced a car as fast as I've ever raced a car before.
Long story short, I made it, registered, and got to the start line with some good advice from my friends. We raced. I gave my best effort, finished 7th behind some solid racers, and am totally ready for a 3 week rest. Thank Goodness not all of the top 10 are showing up at these next few races, which might preserve me a spot in the top 10 for the STG starting line, which will be a sweet race.
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Once upon a time when many of us were on Team Louisville together, we would wait patiently for our most precious gift. The Joe Collins post. General Joe wouldn't post until 2am and he'd had enough "swing oil" to get things nice and loose. Then hed call out people's manhood(even girls) and racing ability. It was like x-mas morning(I hear).
Thanks Doug for filling a hole in our lives.
Why am I the only one that comments on these? Don't avert your eyes people. Drink it all in peoples.... Ahhhhh nice.
10pm is the new 2am. I didn't even post yet about how a just 3 months of 'cross racing has deteriorated my fitness level to the point where I couldn't even run 5 miles the other day. No wonder I'm now the one being passed on the last lap, as opposed to being the one running by people on the last lap early in the season. I've never been the cyclist in the race, but used to be able to rely on a little extra fitness to keep me in the game. Now I'm a bad cyclist AND out of shape. Hoping a little time "off" (spent running) might get me back in a bit of shape for STG.
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