Hang Me Up To Dry

Tandem day

Finally.

Huge day.

Got the tandem out, aired up the tires, loaded the girls up and headed down to drop the youngest off at the Y for the day.  Tandem plus trail-a-bike. Was pretty awesome.

A great way to start the day.

Headed home and for the first time when the oldest and I have headed in, no trailer.  We each packed a backpack with lunch, and what we needed for the day.  That and she's making more watts than last year and it meant that big ring, the 56 tooth, was solidly and easily turning over at a good clip.  Hit one section on the way home, slight down hill into a flat section where the speed limit is 25, couple cars a bit ahead.  We were f'n HAULING.  Going fast. was fun.  Couple other flat sections I got the big ring turning over and the hills weren't bad, esp when she added some oomph.

Busy freaking day, so much going on.  The dog isn't feeling well.  Diarrhea, didn't make it until we got home. Lots to clean up. She doesn't seem to be interested in begging for food, hoping that skipping tonight she will show a bit of improvement.  Probably hold off on it for a full 24hrs just to be safe, she's drinking water and being affectionate and doesn't mind me rubbing her belly...  we'll see.  Just me and the girls so I'm up late doing laundry and I'm telling everyone.  

A few old[er] fast dudes have said the secret to being fast, is to live like an athlete.  Sleep, rest, eat well, keep stress down to a minimum, stick to the plan.  Yeah about that.  Never. Going. To. Happen.  By the time I could foresee having that opportunity, age will have robbed me of all the potential and i'll be biding my time until I can race the 55+ and hoping my body holds together that long.

The tandem ride had me thinking about the Time Trial.  Maybe I bring that out and K can do one with me for the heck of it.  Not really thinking seriously about it, maybe next year if we get it out sooner.  We'll be taking it in on Wed if it isn't pouring in the morning, with the trailer. We'll see how that goes and decide from there.  I've done three of the four TTs, and am solidly NOT in first or close to it.  If Potter shows up for the 4th one making a total of three for him that pushes me back into at least 4th place, maybe 5th if Burke unloads another monster ride.  Pressure is officially off and I'm now back into more familiar territory, race purgatory. Fast enough that you're fast, but not fast enough to be really fast.  I haven't ridding with the heart rate or speed other than on the Time Trial.  In fact I've really ridden very little other than the monster long day to Woods Hole.  July a total bust for riding.  Almost comical how little I've ridden this month.

Looking at long ride possibilities.  Not a clue how I'm going to get it in. Not a clue.  And then where? Has to be somewhere new I think.  Maybe a little trip to New London, ride Fire Road or Pig Hill and head home.  It would be a totally new direction, a new challenge.  Timing...  Boston and the streets with the cars...  could try for Blue Hills and do more than one pitifully slow ride to the top of the access road. Plymouth...  lots of options, great options. But time. Where does it go?

Doing laundry.

hanging up swim suits.

washing the camp towel.

Not sure I have the energy to wash the dishes tonight.  Dinner was an experiment. Very well tolerated by the girls. We actually watched master chef together.  the rise of commercialization of the product placement as the seasons of it continue.  Still, a good show, I'm always thinking "what would I do"

what would i cook...  what would i make with that as a key ingredient...  which one of the mystery  box ingredients would i focus on...  TV is rough.  TV is scripted and designed to suck you in.  It does.  Fortunately there is maybe 2 hours of TV programming that I actually sit through lately.  Literally.  I guess you could say watching Eurosport pirate feeds counts as TV.  And then if it does, well I watch a lot...  when a big race is going on and I can.

Checking laundry again, maybe it will be finished and I can get a few hours of sleep before we have to be awake...

it is now in the dryer. maybe i can get the pooch out for a final time tonight and actually go to sleep

maybe


i'd have to stop writing i suppose...  hit publish.

everything works out in the end, that or it ends...  not much difference in the two, is there.

CX time. Totally and 100% confirmed. NO RUNNING.  Not this year.  Esp given that I don't even have time to ride, even though I'm dreaming about motor pacing.  Thanks to Tony what I want to do is find some big tall dude with a scooter and sit behind it at 35 mph for an hour. Will it make me any faster? Probably not, little actually seems to work, I am my own worst enemy.  Pretty much always have been. Too old to be changing much anymore.

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