Hey.

Big Lapse. Likely the last. Just found out today that there's a race on Monday. MLK Crit. Non-sanctioned. $1000, ten deep. I'll be there, man.

BASE:

It's done. Even the 32 hour week went by without a single problem. I'm amazed at how the body handled the volume. Actually, I'd say the 2nd week (18 hours) was the most difficult. After the first rest week, the body did what it had to do...it knew what lie ahead, and prepped itself accordingly. Ahhh yeah. Last year, it didn't do that. The final 3 weeks of base (which were 24, 27, and 30 hours, respectively) were agonizing. Midway through the last week, I was so dazed and drained from all the training, that I hit a parked car while goin up the crest. Parked! This year's been a huge contrast. Okay. May we never speak of this base nonsense again. For at least a while...

So this week i've got a really mellow schedule, and that's how it's gone: In three days so far, I've ridden 1 hour. Walked to the post and back the other day (3 miles). Today i'll ride proper. Only the weather's turned to shite overnight. Gahh. High of 59, looks like. It was 80+ just the other day. Hm. Not much else to write about. Been busy with non-cycling things, regrettably...so the blog suffers. I'm going to do a post about the bike soon. I just want to do it justice.

Addio...