Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Hopefully the weather stays nice

It's been a bit since my last post...although I'm not sure that anyone has noticed (not even my mom reads my blog). Racing season is full underway, and it feels good to have something to look forward to and work for on the weekends. The weather hasn't been super nice to me, but who can complain...afterall, it's early spring in the midwest. 

This past weekend saw a few members of Sustainable Cycling down in Louisville, KY for the Long Run Park Circuit Race. It was a beautiful course around a small lake, with great pavement and fast corners. Too bad it was really cold and rainy. By the time our race ended, I was shivering so bad that I could barely get off my bike...I was soaked to the core, but after a half hour in the car with the heater blasting, I was back at it and happy to be racing my bike. I finished mid-pack (expected as my crit legs are far from being back), Blake posted a great result getting second, Spencer finished 9th, and Eric was a true trooper coming out to brave the crap weather.

Coming up this Saturday is the Hueston Woods Road Race out in Oxford, OH. I'm hoping to shoot off some fireworks in this race and grab a good result. My road racing legs are feeling good and hungry. Stay tuned for the update!

In other bike-related news, I make a few upgrades to the whip. I got a new saddle (Fizik Arione white on white), new brakes (Ultegra SL), and a new seatpost (Easton EC90). Now I can say that the only original part of my bike is the frame....everything else has been replaced by me over the past year or so. Check it out:


1 comment:

Spencer Dell said...

that seat is about as white as my legs this time of year