"I like pleasure spiked with pain, and music is my aeroplane."
-RHCP
The day started with the alarm going off at 3am, set from the day before so I could drive her to the airport at 4am and I forgot to reset the time. After attempting to go back to sleep and another couple hours of tossing and turning it was time to wake. Finally pouring myself out of bed like molasses on an autumn day and into the shower to get all synapses firing again, at last the day has begun.
The first joy of the day will be spent at the dentist laying on my back with drills in my mouth digging away at a neglected tooth which is now plagued with decay. The dentist and assistant laugh and converse and even try to include me in the cnversation to which my reply is usually, mmpphhhffpgphfff! At least this time she let the novicaine start to take effect before drilling away.
Lucky for me I got to head back to work before going over to Boulder Ortho Sport for some physical therapy on my left Hamstring/knee. Since I had ACL reconstructive surgery my hamstring has been tight and I have not fully regained flexion because of this they are going to be working my hammy for a few weeks, with the Graston technique. For those unfamiliar this is where they take a piece of smooth metal and 'massage' your leg and knee. It burns. But it does stretch it out and warm it up so overall it feels good.
Back in the office for the rest of the day after a nice lunch break. Ok most of the day is over now all I have to look forward to is doing bike delivery from 5-10 all around east central Boulder.
Close up shop and home by 11. Ahhh time to relax a few beers later and it's lights out by 1. The next 3 days will consist of working half day in the office bike riding camping and picking her up at the airport. I guess these long days once in a while aren't so bad.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
CU STX Race Report
Race 4 for me and the second to last of the season for the Short Track (STX) series. The race is about 20 minutes of all out sprinting with lots of technical sections to climb, descend and negotiate over and around. It is a burner but it's also a blast, from the crowded hectic start to the lung searing finish this race is all out and extremely competitive.
This weeks track was the longest I had ever raced on and had lots of technical switch backs and bmx style features. I figured this favored me as I was more of a technical mountain biker than just a sit-n-spinner. I got a few warm-up laps in and was feeling strong. I made sure to get my self to the start in time to get a spot on the front line as with these races you can't win it on the start but you can sure lose it. So with 24 racers lined up and less than 50 yards to the first turn and the single track the announcer counted down.
Into turn one I managed to get myself in 6th place but the rider in front of my on a cyclocross bike made a wrong turn and went straight into the pit-high weeds as the track took a hard left up and over the toilet bowl. Ok so I'm 5th heading into the backstretch with the leaders setting a blazing pace. I shift down and mash trying to keep the gap what it is between myself and the leaders, another rider in a Boulder Cycle Sport kit passes me on the long straight towards the start/finish, ok 6th after 1. I get passed by 3 more riders over the next 3 laps but I keep them within a few bike lengths and try to conserve my energy for the last 2 laps. On lap 5 coming out of the bmx section and a quick double switch-back then steep climb a rider loses it into the bushes (the boulder cycle sport guy that passed earlier) and doesn't get back in it. Now at the end of lap 5 and getting close to a single speeder who passed earlier, then going to the sharp left turn leading up the long straight he loses it, His front tire washes out and I drop a gear and mash down the straight to make sure he can't even think of catching me. Last lap with one rider in sight, every time I get close he opens it up on the straight. We finish like this with me chasing him down the straight for a respectable 7th place finish. I notice The leaders were not too far out in front and after the single speeder we had opened a huge gap on the rest of the field.
Last race of the season next week, time for a top 5!
*Sidenote this was the first week of racing for Jimmy Johns/Ripstoke, they will be paying my entry fees and hooked up a nice jersey to rock for the races/training.
This weeks track was the longest I had ever raced on and had lots of technical switch backs and bmx style features. I figured this favored me as I was more of a technical mountain biker than just a sit-n-spinner. I got a few warm-up laps in and was feeling strong. I made sure to get my self to the start in time to get a spot on the front line as with these races you can't win it on the start but you can sure lose it. So with 24 racers lined up and less than 50 yards to the first turn and the single track the announcer counted down.
Into turn one I managed to get myself in 6th place but the rider in front of my on a cyclocross bike made a wrong turn and went straight into the pit-high weeds as the track took a hard left up and over the toilet bowl. Ok so I'm 5th heading into the backstretch with the leaders setting a blazing pace. I shift down and mash trying to keep the gap what it is between myself and the leaders, another rider in a Boulder Cycle Sport kit passes me on the long straight towards the start/finish, ok 6th after 1. I get passed by 3 more riders over the next 3 laps but I keep them within a few bike lengths and try to conserve my energy for the last 2 laps. On lap 5 coming out of the bmx section and a quick double switch-back then steep climb a rider loses it into the bushes (the boulder cycle sport guy that passed earlier) and doesn't get back in it. Now at the end of lap 5 and getting close to a single speeder who passed earlier, then going to the sharp left turn leading up the long straight he loses it, His front tire washes out and I drop a gear and mash down the straight to make sure he can't even think of catching me. Last lap with one rider in sight, every time I get close he opens it up on the straight. We finish like this with me chasing him down the straight for a respectable 7th place finish. I notice The leaders were not too far out in front and after the single speeder we had opened a huge gap on the rest of the field.
Last race of the season next week, time for a top 5!
*Sidenote this was the first week of racing for Jimmy Johns/Ripstoke, they will be paying my entry fees and hooked up a nice jersey to rock for the races/training.
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