wasted legs wednesday

Leg burner tonight.

Lots of stress with busted microscopes all day, fortunately all resolved before the ride.

Started the ride off with a flat.  Made it home without another one.  Not on my tires, but a flat when the group is a total of two people, well, it might as well have been mine.  No matter though, ride was good, drilled it, hit a few sprint lines felt okay for being way under the calorie count today.

I'm sure you've read the 9 commuter thing by now.  If not, a good chuckle.

I'm over thinking Saturday already. So not good.  Need to just stay focused, positive and have fun. Nothing else. have to keep repeating that to myself. over. and over. and over.  Nothing else matters.

The ride tonight was sans bottle.  Probably not a good idea since with one or two exceptions I was drilling it at the front the whole ride and then sprinting myself to the lines.  A few of the lines Fox edge close enough to push me to my limit.  It hurt so good.

Off the bike tomorrow it looks like.  Might head to a studio to fulfill a request to photograph the beard before it gets chopped off.

I did talk to my father today, he was disappointed to hear that i was going to be cutting it off... but conceded, yes, i could always just grow it again.  This was a few months (okay maybe 4) of growth.  No big deal.  4 months lasts about as long as a dogs fart hangs around. Seems more and more trivial as i get older.

It is sad that Ned ain't gonna have his massive bushy beard that he blind sided me with at NBX CX.  Guess it is my turn for the massive facial hair display.  I'd love to pull a Uri on Saturday.  Not sure that's in the cards though.  we'll see.  Staying positive, relaxed, just there to have fun.

I haven't even had time to read - any of the tabs today. No open tabs time.  And right now my eyes are heavy, speed reading web pages as fast as they can load just seems overwhelming right now.

There has been an acceptance of the fact that i'm racing old wheels.  Old fashioned non-aero heavy and all that.  BUT at least the bearings roll smoother and with less friction than any new cartridge bearing hub.  That's gotta count for something.  I will make a concession to speed and take the Durano PLUS tires off for the race.

Okay so i opened a few - and this one never fails to make me smile.

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