Back in the Saddle....
Again.
Well, I had my first crit of the season yesterday. Went okay, I guess. Felt pretty good in the Cat 4 race but made the mistake of getting off the bike and eating something before the Cat 3/4 race. The bitterly cold wind and the 34-degree temperature had its way with my hamstrings like a priest with an altar boy, and needless to say, that second race pretty much sucked. I finished in the top 20 of the first race though, so that was cool.
It was weird pinning a number on a jersey that wasn't my old team. I'd never raced in anything but blue and orange, so donning my all-black "Dopers Suck" kit made me feel a bit like a ninja and an outsider at the same time. Although, to be totally modest, the fact that I'm 20 pounds lighter than last racing season meant I looked good regardless. It was fun hearing the comments from "Wow, you look great!" to "You got a tape worm or something?" Either way, people took note and I felt good.
My distances continue to improve in the pool as my times go down. I did 1000 more meters in the pool this week than last, and in 12 minutes less time. I'm getting lots of good advice from friends and family, and it does get a little bit easier and more fun every time I get in the water. This week I'm going to go for thirty minutes straight and see how long I can go before I drown (or stop).
Recovery week this week, so my volume is down on training, but I'm looking forward to trying to get some work done around here. Finishing up a commission (jazz piece for a Chicago school), and some handiwork around the house (need a new screen door on the back porch). Stuff to keep my mind off of the fact that I'm not training...Grrr! I guess the best thing about it is that it makes me want to train even harder when my time goes back up, and that's a good thing.
Weather is finally starting to cooperate as well, with highs in the upper 60s Tuesday and Wednesday this week before Mother Nature pisses on us once again. Hopefully it'll be a warm rain this week, and not that cold miserable wintry mix crap. I'm hoping to get out during our spring break here in a week and enjoy the weather. I'm hoping the weather will be nicer up home in Iowa, too, in case I have to go up and give dad a big wet kiss for his birthday over break. I think he's turning something like 72 or something like that. Can't really tell....
Hope you're all doing well. Stay warm 'til the weather cooperates fully.
Jeffrey
Well, I had my first crit of the season yesterday. Went okay, I guess. Felt pretty good in the Cat 4 race but made the mistake of getting off the bike and eating something before the Cat 3/4 race. The bitterly cold wind and the 34-degree temperature had its way with my hamstrings like a priest with an altar boy, and needless to say, that second race pretty much sucked. I finished in the top 20 of the first race though, so that was cool.
It was weird pinning a number on a jersey that wasn't my old team. I'd never raced in anything but blue and orange, so donning my all-black "Dopers Suck" kit made me feel a bit like a ninja and an outsider at the same time. Although, to be totally modest, the fact that I'm 20 pounds lighter than last racing season meant I looked good regardless. It was fun hearing the comments from "Wow, you look great!" to "You got a tape worm or something?" Either way, people took note and I felt good.
My distances continue to improve in the pool as my times go down. I did 1000 more meters in the pool this week than last, and in 12 minutes less time. I'm getting lots of good advice from friends and family, and it does get a little bit easier and more fun every time I get in the water. This week I'm going to go for thirty minutes straight and see how long I can go before I drown (or stop).
Recovery week this week, so my volume is down on training, but I'm looking forward to trying to get some work done around here. Finishing up a commission (jazz piece for a Chicago school), and some handiwork around the house (need a new screen door on the back porch). Stuff to keep my mind off of the fact that I'm not training...Grrr! I guess the best thing about it is that it makes me want to train even harder when my time goes back up, and that's a good thing.
Weather is finally starting to cooperate as well, with highs in the upper 60s Tuesday and Wednesday this week before Mother Nature pisses on us once again. Hopefully it'll be a warm rain this week, and not that cold miserable wintry mix crap. I'm hoping to get out during our spring break here in a week and enjoy the weather. I'm hoping the weather will be nicer up home in Iowa, too, in case I have to go up and give dad a big wet kiss for his birthday over break. I think he's turning something like 72 or something like that. Can't really tell....
Hope you're all doing well. Stay warm 'til the weather cooperates fully.
Jeffrey
posted by Jeffrey at
7:54 PM
1 Comments:
You're updates are sporadic. Fix that.
By the by, I'll be in town a week from today.
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