If you're flawless, you have nothing left to work on.................. And as flawless as my chiseled calves are....
....my late-race endurace has plenty of room for improvement this early in the season.
I found myself in unfamiliar territory for the first 7 of 10 laps around Sunday's Sand Creek Series kickoff in front of the home crowd: leading from the gun...
The thing that's fun about a local race is that you're competing against the guys you train with. And Sunday's chilly and rainy race looked, and felt, a lot like a team training ride, to me...
But I knew the company that I was in front of, and I knew the weakness would come in the final 30 minutes - when things unraveled like a cheap sweater; and when I faded to 4th place. But to be this strong this early in the season is a good thing...
In the end, ProCycling took 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place; with 5th place a distant half-lap behind us. The mind goes through a thousand emotions during any race - be it 3+ hours or a 60 minute effort. Kudo's to JJ, who finally quit focking with me after an hour and took control; and to the other half-dozen on the team who took top spots in their categories.
One thing's for certain: the sweet relief of the finish line is enough to keep you coming back...
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