Well, I guess I should start this thing now.
I've been selected to go to Belgium this Spring, and that's what I'm really using this for. In the mean time there are plenty of things going on. I'm training my replacement, a task that is becoming more and more frustrating by the day. I'm training hard preping for the early season races in Greenville, and Raleigh. I'm going to be packing everything up in my house and putting into storage.....this is all very boring I'm sure.
The first couple of races this year have been small affairs. Two races in Raleigh at the Wake County Speedway. I don't know how they do car races on that track, it was almost the size of a velodrome!
The first weekend (Jan 27) there were only 18 people, not enough for points, but enough to have fun. I ended up lapping the field with another rider in the first 7 minutes. After that I had to play defense. That didn't work so well as I let a few guys slip away and I ended up a lap down from 3 guys. I tried to get back on the same lap, but I was denied after spending 15 minutes out front and closing it to a quarter lap. I had to live with 4th, not too bad considering it was still January!!
The next weekend was even smaller. We had 9 guys, 8 were from one team, and then me. I talked to them before hand and told them I wasn't even going to try to get away, what was the point? I was willing to do a Team TT with them for the hour, go for the primes (I won both), and then go for the sprint (which I took 2nd). If only it was a bigger race so I could get points.
I've been off the bike for the last three days now. On Sunday I developed a nasty saddle sore requireing medical attention. They gave me some anitbiotics and it's getting better. I hope to be riding again by Saturday.
Well that's all for now. I'll chech back in in a couple weeks.
