Out of shape and nearly out of time

The Misses and I raced the last two Twilights and it felt pretty bad for me. She did better than I expected for her first time out. Raced the Tour of KC Cliff Drive Classic this morning in the rain. I didn't finish well but I didn't crash either. The OP Grand Prix is tomorrow and I am approaching it with some trepidation. We'll see what happens. The last race of the season for me will be in Arkansas. It's a small event and I actually have a chance of taking it...?

Sunflower State Games

Been traveling a lot but was home long enough to take 4th in the cat 5 crit in the Sunflower State Games. Next? The tour of KC in August...

SPIN!

My better half and I rode SPIN! last night and then stayed for pizza and salad. The ride was ok but the weather was beautiful. Planning on the Sunflower State Games crit July 20th. It's a cat 4/5 so I don't expect great things but it's a good warm up for the Tour of KC and the St Joe Team Time Trial and RR, assuming I can get a three person team together by September. Traveling for now but hope to ridr this weekend.

Who has time to ride?????

Travel has become a mainstay of my new gig. So...that means cycling has suffered. I went out last Monday and felt pretty good but did a group ride Tuesday and felt terrible. I've opted to skip the Baldwin City RR in favor of spending time with my wife and kids. I'll be on the road a lot in the coming weeks so it doesn't look good for now.

Three days in a row?

The misses and I rode Sunday morning, Monday night and tomorrow I will ride to work! Three days in one week? I thought it might be pushing it to race tomorrow night also but I'll be traveling for a couple of days and I don't recover well in an airport.

Rain anyone?

I've been getting in some rides in between thunderstorms and feel really strong. I don't know what it is (nor do I care) but my strength and endurance have increased dramatically in the last couple of weeks. With Baldwin City coming up in a few weeks, I'll take every advantage I can get!
Today is the first day of commuting to work. I was able to get here in 1:04, just under 17.5 mph average. I'll have a tailwind on the way back (looking forward to it) and maybe even get in the Tuesday night race?

Great weather, finally!

Have had some great weather for the last week or so. Did the Joel's charity ride yesterday plus some extra miles so I got in almost 50. Taking the day off and will hit the Tuesday nighter assuming I feel better...woke up with a sore throat and congestion.