Skinny #1 Racing

Well I had a pretty good weekend down in D-town. We got in around 9 pm and I met up with Jon (Brumble, Birdman) at around 10. We got to bed at 11 and woke up to some good oatmeal and a fun day of short track racing. He won the B's, and I, of course, suffered in the A's. It's hard to have a good race when you're in the very back right of the starting field...but I made the most of it. I ended up 20th on the day, which isn't too bad for me. I would've liked to have done better but oh well. I finally got to take a bath after a race, which I haven't done in about 2 months. It felt so good and definitely showed in the cross country on Sunday. To make up for my terrible starting position the day before I backed my bike into the front row in between some fast kids from Fort Louie. I got a good start and was able to push a pretty good pace and finish pretty well (for me at least). On the first lap, my tube got ripped out of my back pocket, so I just took my jersey off and went straight up skinsuit; no tools or anything. It was risky, but I guess it paid off.

This morning I got my care package from my madre which included cross levers (flippin sweet), a couple cycling books, gatorade mix, cowboy cookies, peanut butter crackers, a couple of jackets, and a sweater. I'm definitely going to be able to put all that stuff to use. I already put the cross levers on my bike and she's running great now. I think I'm going to be racing in Boulder this weekend against the Birdman.

I didn't get my semi-pro upgrade, which I was pretty sure I was gonna get. Oh well, looks like I'm going to be racing expert 19-24 next year, Winkleman style. I kinda think it will be a good experience because I'll be fast for that category rather than getting killed in semi-pro.

In case none of you have noticed, Noah Taylor (one of my two heroes) has been killing it back on the east coast in cross. He's riding for Richard Sachs this year and let's just say Sachs made a great decision having him on the team.