9 days till R-day

It is always good to get back from a vacation. Sleeping in your own bed, not living out of a suitcase, dealing with relatives. I need a vacation from my vacation.

It was great to be back out in Seattle and the Oregon coast. Drank some great beers from Redhook, Rogue and Widmer. Ate loads of seafood and spent time at the beach.

But now it is time to shift focus back to season at hand. Getting back on the bike after a vacation is tough. You have lot's of motivation but the legs are cramped, the back hurts and the lungs and not used to the deep effort it takes to keep you going for 60 minutes.

Went out and did some laps at GP Betz on Tuesday. Legs dont seem so bad. Ran at GP Betz. Lungs not very happy with me at this point. Get through the workout with no issues.

Wednesday cross practice was a whole different story.

Met up with Dash and Brian and rolled a couple of laps to loosen up the legs. Getting ready to start the hot laps and run across a boat load of goatheads. Done for the night. Must have pulled about 20 out of each tire. Tubes did not have Stan's in them so the night was done before it started. Damn it...I cant afford another "off day" at this point. The season is only 9 days away.

So this brings us to the practice race this weekend. We are looking at doing a race on Monday morning around 10am. Location is still being worked out at this point. If you have a suggestion of your local hidden cross track, let us know. Will post an update on location in the next day or so.

Now go and enjoy your 3 day holiday and get ready to race on Monday...because the season will only be 6 days away and we cant afford another off day.