It has been a long year. Not from the blogging standpoint, as I think this makes 5 posts for the season. My bike racing season is done. It should have been done in August, but I tried to squeeze a bit more out of my legs and I paid for it.
August was rather busy; Dark Horse 40, Great Glen, and then Pittsfield. The 40 was fun, so was Great Glen. I felt good and was happy that I fell one short of my lap goal (23 total, I wanted 24 but didn't realize they extended the loop from the past two years, so I guess it evens out) I had a great crew person, and thoroughly enjoyed not having to drive home (Thanks Marc!)
Pittsfield was a fun race, although a bit of a stretch a week after Great Glen. Lots of climbing, lots of descending, and a killer pig roast at the end.
Vermont 50 was not as much fun. Since school started I have not ridden as much as I should have. I felt lots of pain during the 50, and didn't enjoy it, even though it was some of the best weather in recent memory for this event. At least the barbecue at the end and watching my wife finish was well worth it. Hopefully next year I remember to train for this race, and enjoy it.
This weekend, the ABSOLUTE last race for me this year (unless something fun comes up) was the ECCC race near my house ( a mile away, how could I pass that up?) The course was fun, the atmosphere was very low key (college kids don't worry about much, and everyone just wanted to ride bikes) and some of my younger, fast friend were there to help keep things in perspective.
Finished near the top overall, and almost unscathed. About .5 seconds after the above picture was taken, I hit something that stopped my front wheel dead, and I did a slow motion endo onto my wrist. The swelling is pretty good right now, but I think I will be able to pull through.
Now I just want to ride when I can, do some night riding, and wait for the snow to start falling. Hopefully that isn't too far away.
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