The Madone made it home thanks to Ryan and Corinne driving to St. Paul to pick it and me up from work last week. It's great on the trainer and I can't wait to get it on a climb. It's faster than I am, that's for sure.
Spring break was announced for the U team. It looks like Fayetteville, Arkansas, again, which I'm okay with. It's great road riding, has a mild climate, and there are a few races we can do while down there. Fayetteville is a small college town with a great local cycling scene. Ben Upchurch, a local racer helped us out big time last year, and hopefully he can show us around again this year.
Last year Cook and the Brain owned the 4s race and Brad took the 2s. This year instead of being the last Sunday we're there, it's the first. If we arrive late Friday night, cruise around easy on Saturday, and race on Sunday I should be feeling good. I'm not sure who else holds a 5s license on our team, though. Hopefully it's not too sketchy.
I know I'm not as fast as a guy who's been racing 8 years should be, but I know I have better handling skills than 90% of our team, and 99% of the 4/5 field. I'm also not bad on the climbs. It's just power that I lack, so I'm going to try to start lifting a bit in the next month. I'm still trying to drop a few pounds for the season. I remember being in that 150 range felt great in races.
In other news, the Packers lost, Johnny Page is doing pretty well in 'cross, and Chris (new kid on the team) is going to buy my 2100. Also, Alyssa gets back from Brazil this weekend, so hopefully I can see her before she heads back to Iowa. The iBook is dead.
Good luck to The Brain as he goes off-grid for a few weeks.
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