Drop the Doc Tomorrow

Too tired to rub my hands together in anticipation of tomorrow, a shop ride that's 38 miles and usually done in an hour and a half; it's called "drop the doc" Jesus. On my first day home put in 4:04 with an average heart rate of 158, max 189. I set out at one and ended up weaving back and forth trough Waukesha, Wales, Delafield, Dousman, and Oconomowoc; I'd peg it at 70 or so miles. Today had everything, a couple mile climbs, flat TT, motorpacing, and townline after townline. Right out of the gate, my legs felt quite springy, the day off in the car yesterday must have helped quite a bit. Possibly the best route I've ever taken. The only problems I had were eating too soon before the ride (ham and some old noodles, both cold) so my heart rate was high right from the get-go and not eating enough: a sandwich baggie of raisins, a banana, 16oz coffee, 2shots espresso, 2 powerbars, that's it. The caffeine kind of irritated my stomach for a while and I cramped up after 2 hours on my left side, oops. Unlike Finn (no dis, I dont have the attack abilities except of rollers where I can kill the last third and then descend well; I am a wheel-sticker; pull me), I paced my climbing and it felt great to just sit at about 75-85 of my max and focus on my pedal stroke, killer consistency. |

On the note of pedaling, I have some product reviews. Foolishly (or maybe not) I threw down around 5 benjy's for the Shimano 215's (silver looks so fast) and the Look Keo Carbon Ti's. Shit. My feet and knees have never felt so great, and I think there is a larger Q-factor than my old Look 196's. So familiar yet so much better. The 215's also helped as they feel feathery even with the cleats and the ratchet strap makes adjustment on the fly so much easier. Also, cappucino power bars? cappucino power bars.

Tomorrow I start my American Dream, working full time at Mathison Metalfab, my grandfather's metal fabrication shop. With two raises under my belt through the spring, I should be able to afford (waste more money) racing as often as possible. Currently I also "unattached" and need to find a team... maybe LAPT, their kits kind of look like Milram. My five o'clock wakeup is approaching so I should probably get to bed, more catch-up later (weekend plans, Ole Tri results, etc)

Slainte