I should....

be on my bike, not just thinking about it.

radar shows splotches of precip 

directly overhead, but nothing hits 

the ground.  heavier looking blobs

moving in from down valley, I surf instead.

motivation.....is meh-tivation.

the accounts are stuffed full.

handful of fatty rides and qwik

hits on the road to keep the engine 

tuned, the mind is fragile, tired.

this is what I don't like about

being a 'bike racer.'  the questions.

doubts.

I know the work is done, I know 

that more harm than good can easily 

be done over the next two weeks.

will a short hammer sesh up Waggoner's

really make me any faster in two weeks?

or will a smidge more rest let me see 

the HR reach out of the 180's for the first 

time since early June?  maybe we'll find

out this wknd..... 

Thorpe recommends:

under train, under eat, over sleep.

looking at the scale, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

so now it's about trying to maintain, and

staying away from the cookie jar.

the 101 was an awesome ride,

couldn't ask for a better race.

got a result I'm happy with,

sure there's room for improvement,

always is, always is.

last wknd reminded me of the why.

can't just get off the couch and throw 

down an 11hr effort.  so even if not

racing, the work still needs to be done

if you're gonna enjoy the journey.  

so now we ride out the wave,

getting caught up on other things

to fill in the empty time slots, and 

lining up the ducks for the end of 

season splurge.

SM100

Tahoe 100

Teaberry 50.

bang bang bang, just like that.

(with connecting flights in Denver, 

Denver and Chicago in between)

then take inventory and maybe hit 

up the WVMBA ultra in Davis.

I have never ridden Plantation Trail,

I'd really like to, sometime.

gotta start looking at options for a 

Fall Classique, lots of hidden gems out there.....

lots.