early season prep

does it ever end?

quad cross was a good  starting point but the wheel situation was a bit wonky. So it wasn't a true prep.

now? I have until tomorrow night to get my shit together for the start of the BIG races.  Twitter rumor is that Willichowski did something like 385watts for 30 min and weighs 155 pounds right now. I'm sure Roger isn't far off, and where does that leave me? Desperately trying to stay on the lead lap i'm guessing.

Which i'm totally cool with.  Maybe one of these days i'll get smaht and race category instead. But probably not.


Vermont. Weather.  Thunderstorm chance for friday to get it nice and damn, Saturday has the potential for rain.  And now the pressure to get the tires all glued up is even more.

Yeah.  STILL haven't got the tires mounted up yet.  Oops.  But they have some glue on them, the wheels have glue on them.  There isn't any turning or grip at GMCX. Hah. Right. Man the fango one year on the wet grass as a rear tire was a disaster.  OMG, every pedal stroke on the up hill it slipped a little, no matter how much or how little air pressure it just wouldn't bite.  Yes the dynamics of big guys on bikes is different than the average person.  It is what it is. We keep trying stuff until we figure it out. Some of us just never settle.

Training is still pretty much non-existent.  But that's okay, even if i had a coach I would have time to follow his plan. Gotta be like water. Bruce Lee baby.  November is a long way off, and I'm not racing for results. I'm racing because there really isn't anything quite as awesome as lining up with guys you've been racing for years and seeing how it shakes out.  Who goes better on this day. Who has sick kids, newborns, job travel. Will some of the dudes be mortal? Will others have a fantastic prep-week and kill it out there?  Who has the set up dialed.  It is fun. It is also very serious. There's a ton of fear lining up in that group.  It is intimidating.  But without the pressure i wouldn't be as focused to maximize.

Now I'm worried. A rumor just floated through the interwebs that they've added another 200' of climbing per lap to GMCX.  Oh Fuck. I will not be eating until after the race sunday in hopes of dropping a TON of weight. Just black coffee. No calories. Gonna be wired. But skinny.

Yeah probably not the best choice. I could just eat like a pig until then.  But how much i weigh won't help if i don't have my damn bikes in working order.  Oops someone just upped the number to 300.

Riding weather has been good though. For what riding i've been getting in. Next two weeks are going to be almost net zero riding days.  Call em rest weeks or something.  Hey it is what it is.  I've got responsibilities that trump this bike racing thing...

About that bike racing stuff.  Go read Adam's interview if you haven't already. 

He's right. It is just stupid bike racing, but it is everything.

To some of us who never win, never will have the ability to win, the race itself. Being honest with the work, reflecting what we put into it.  It is a sport of truth.
You get out what you put in.

Geo wrote a bit back on the 24th. I missed it the first time around and he got miffed when i posted the thing about Adam and ignored his.  He has some good points too, a good perspective.

It is finally bike racing season for me.  There are a few of us who really only race this season.  Not many, and most of the guys in my race have been racing and building all summer.  I start from scratch each fall it seems.  And as much as it bugs me, I'm good with it.  I'm not that sucky, despite sucking. And seriously.  This shit is fun.

It is just stupid bike racing, but it really is everything.

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