Are You F'n Kidding Me?

I read the blogs of elite racers. It is clear I am not that dedicated to the sport; their blogs read like: “today as part of my training plan, my coach had me drive across the country to do a 6 hr endurance race so I could figure out what nutrition works best for me under these conditions." Whatever. Given the level I race at, I really have made an effort this season. I got up and rode before work, I did hill intervals when it was 17 degrees out, I took vacation days to get in long rides, I did road rides on roads so icy that if you so much as hiccuped you would go down. My split times indicate I am faster than I was last year at this time. The final step before the Yankee Springs Time Trial on 4/19 is to pre-ride the course this weekend.

Normally I go to Florida this time of year but with the current state of GM, I figured I should stay around here so I sent my family off to Florida without me. An economic recession is no reason for my daughters not to have breakfast with the Disney princesses. I will have a long weekend to myself so I rented a cabin across the state near Yankee Springs. Kevin is going across state too and will meet me there. I plan on riding Yankee Springs non-stop for the better part of four days, rest the following week, and do a decent time trial on the 19th.

I woke up this morning to 7 inches of snow. This wasn’t in my plan. Mother Nature better get her act together before Friday.