Mean Street

What a week! Early morning workouts and busy evenings have me whipped! At least I had time to make it to the Wednesday night training race/ride. I had my new Cervelo crammed into my loaner car's trunk; there is nothing like going from a Nissan Titan crew cab to a Hyundai accent for a week to make you aware of your personal space! The funny thing is that the Cervelo is probably worth more than the loaner car, and DEFINITELY faster! I was happy to get out with some friends for a good training workout. The group was bigger than usual, and I wasn't feeling very comfortable. I decided it was time to do some longer efforts so I went out on my own. My bike position is definitely coming along, although I rode a longer stem which wasn't to my liking; the bike felt great! Its been a long time since I thought a bicycle gave me an advantage, and got me excited to ride it. Most of my enthusiasm was due to loving the new machine! All went well, and even though the group stayed together much longer; it all came down to 4 guys at the finish. I don't think I will ever learn where this virtual finish line is! As we went up the last climb almost 100% it was time to dig for the end.... I went hard, got a gap, and just withered a slow death! It was much better than last week, and hopefully soon I will be able to hold the effort all the way to the line... wherever that is. The mood of the ride at the front definitely warrants the title of this post; and the fact that I went to see Van Halen Thursday night in Baltimore! What a great show! Check out the picture... Next up is Masters of MX at Tomahawk in WV... if it ever stops raining!