Gud ol' week en's.

Cross' race Sunday morning. Road race Monday Morning. What does that mean?.. That means its back to the good old days; sitting around all weekend, cleaning bikes, mounting tires, eating right, sleeping right, elevating, iceing, massage, driving to races, (driving home from races), pinning numbers, forgetting my UCI license, skin suits, smooth legs, pre race insanity, ( during race insanity ), post race exhaustion... Makes you wonder why we do this? I cant seem to pin it down myself. Somewhere between the pre race nerves, the during race pain, and the post race high.. A love for it all squeezes its way in. you'll note that missing from the list was any camping/climbing/ backpacking/ etc. This is another unfortunate side effect of bike racing. If only we could just have a spare battery to use come race day, all pre charged and ready to go, regardless of how worn down our current one was. I could climb and dance, and run around all day. And not pay for it on race day.. oh well. Hakuna Matata. Today, however, was not included in the pre race weekend guide lines. Meaning of course. I spent the entire morning climbing. ( and dare I say!, missed the West Wing at noon! ). Then had a Superb ( Superb.) cross ride on the new set up. And for tonight. Its all about the hammock. Me and my red bed of Luxury will be enjoying a night out under the stars. Perfect sky, perfect weather, and, fingers crossed, a perfect sunrise. If only you where there to wake me up'.