A summary and a helicopter...

I never did post my blog for superweek. I have it sitting in my drafts section right now, but as i re-read it, it says the same thing i've been saying throughout most of this whole site, so you know what? thats enough. i've griped and i've vented (thanks to all those who listened and tried to give me advice), if you're really following, you know my issues. So for my superweek summary? It was hard, it was tough, i was involved in a crash and i have a lovely V bruise on my leg (for victory? fingers crossed!). I didn't do much but i guess it was a great workout...BUT my teammate Jessi Prinner WON the series (as well as taking two stages!) and is off at Nationals now.

Some words of advice included doing more group rides with a little less aggression than a superweek race and some other advice included doing the Bartlett rides. The BRs is how i prepared for Superweek last year, but with my shoulder injury falling almost exactly 4 weeks before, I had no choice but to sit around and wait. But i did go back to the BR this past week and it was exhausting, in the good way! Some missing faces from earlier in the summer returned and it was just a lot of fun. It was really nice to actually ride well and like JB said, it made me remember why i love to ride.

Next up, the PPCB ride. It was faster than i expected it to be...generally we're told to keep the pace 20-22, but i know it was faster than that (haven't checked the powertap yet though, but when i saw 21 into the wind, i'm guessing the average was higher!). I pulled more than i wanted to b/c i was tired from BR, but 2 things happened this ride:

1) We turned right at one point and all of sudden, there's a helicopter in the road. it said ARMY on the back and was refilling on something to spray the field...conspiracy? Mulder? Scully?


2) In the last few miles, I pull ahead into an open spot. One rider says
Rider: What racing cat are you?
Me: Me? (ha! this is why i don't chat much on rides...)
Rider: Yes you
Me: I'm a 3 ...
Rider: I was going to say "you're too good not to race"
Me: wow! thanks!
Rider: are you close to moving up?
Me: ha! no, not even close, its been a rough season.
(and then some convo on racing and SLOWING as we approached the next intersection. Not sure who that was, but really, thanks for the compliament! it seems like its been ages since i rode well and even longer since i've heard a compliament for it.)