It felt great to wake up to lightly bruised and annoyingly sore quads the day after Battenkill. I decided I need a somewhat down couple of weeks after riding and focusing for 3+ months on the second weekend of April. I do enjoy a beer or two from time to time and really enjoy a good red wine, but enjoyed it a bit more these past 2 weeks. Sure, I still raced… but did not do much of a warmup or cooldown and also neglected on my mid-week maintenance rides that have become very helpful the past few months. I also realized I still suck at guitar hero… something I am unsure whether to be happy with or ashamed about. Also of note, is the fact that I realized that B horror flicks are both not entertaining and all too predictable… I would assume this is a result of not seeing one of these in recent years until this week and not from the fact that I have grown intellectually in any way.
Post-Battenkill Week’s Stats:
Races: 3 including Battenkill (TOB, Augusta Crit, Tour de Lake)
Wins: 2 including Battenkill (TOB, Augusta, 2nd at TDL)
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| Pat and I on the attack at Tour De Lake |
Hours on the bike: 16
Mornings slept in rather than riding: 5
Nights Spent Playing Guitar Hero until 1 am: 1 (I still suck at that game)
Hours Spent Playing Shuffleboard in a dingy Local Bar: 3
Trivia Nights Spent at Local Irish Watering Hole: 1
Cups of Coffee Drank: 17 (5 more than a regular two week period)
Late Night Movies Watched: 6 (Soul Surfer, 127 Hours, Pirahna, I Spit on Your Grave, Frozen, Scream 4)
Crappy Late Night Movies Watched: 2 (Pirahna, Frozen)
Pints of Ice Cream devoured: 4 (2x Snickers Vanilla Ice Cream, 2x Edy’s Butter Pecan
Bottles of Wine drank: 2 (Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio)
Beers Drank: 23 (a variety of Fine/Cheap American brews… Bud light, Yuengling, Mich Ultra)
Up next for me is a return to serious miles/hours next week and a focus on the Cat 3 race at the Kilington Stage Race. First, I will be racing at Prospect Park 4/23 in what promises to be a windy and rainy circuit race. Keep the rubber side down… (knocking on wood)!
-JJ
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