Got up this morning and reluctantly hopped on the rollers. This is a pretty normal part of my week. I like the rollers, and as I rode I thought about this weekends race, and cross in general. Quickly my legs woke up, and I started sweating. Perhaps this long sleeve jersey was a little more than I needed. The garage which just a few moments ago was dark, cold, and quiet, seems to fill with life as music flows through my MP3 player, and I spin away on my rollers. I have been working very hard to prep for cross.
I have a new team, sweet new bikes and of course my brothers and sisters on the Delaware Cyclocross coalition of Delaware who have supported me. And then there's monkey. The best wife in the world, none of this would be possible with out her. I won't let them down, regardless of result, they can all count on getting my best.
Warm up is over, Elvis sings in my ear, "A little less conversation a little more action..." I click through my gears and wind up a bit. Ever cyclist has little fitness tests. Small time trials, or loops, or efforts they do to measure themselves against themselves, to see where their fitness is, or how well they have recovered. For me one my Friday morning roller ride before the race is one of my tests. During a steady state effort, I like to see how deep I can get into my cassette, and how big of a gear I can turn comfortably. I am excited for Sunday, excited for cross to get started, excited to see old friends, and make new ones. Welcome to the disco folks, dance all night, drink your asses off. Anyone want guess how deep I got into my rear cassette this morning?
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fm
7 comments:
You got a 10T cog on that cassette? 8-)
Sunday should be fun, I hope.
Raceweek promoter stress has me pretty wound up. My race prep will involve hours of course prep, no sleep, and too much coffee!
All the way down?
53-11 baby. One for my homies, the roadies!
Well, considering that Marc is running a 5spd on the rear, I figure I have a 1 in 5 chance of getting this right :) The chain was probably begging to switch to a smaller cog but there were none left. If you ride half as well on Sunday as you did Wed night, you'll tear it up this weekend. See U on Sun.
dw
I'm still trying ot guess why you're riding a geared bike...
Dancin' Rick (or Marc)
1,2,3,4 IT'S DISCO WARFARE ON THE FLOOR! Good luck this weekend gettin' your cross on. Enjoy, drink IT in.
j
how deep did you get?
balls deep??
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