What a week thus far! 3 midterms in the beginning of the week will really take it out of a person. Finished the last one this morning and boy was a weight lifted from my shoulders! Now just have to catch up on a little sleep and I'll be ready to rumble again.
Today was an interesting day at the track; fun but a little weird. Great that two of our coaches, Jim and Fowler, were able to come but not too many people showed up. Everyone blew their load on Mondays as usual. SO we twisted things around a bit and did a couple harder efforts thrown in with some exchanges. Overall I think we had a great day on the track. The best part was having a wide open track to really open it up without the fear of jackasses wrecking into you. It also helps when you've got a big bulls eye on a particular rider that finally decided to show his face and its funny how some things work regarding muscle fatigue. There comes a time in cycling when you think to yourself during a hard effort that your legs may just give out at any moment because of the sheer burning of flesh but upon reaching this moment you gaze up cross-eyed and drooling and see the man who picked a fight with your team in a sense. Suddenly as your legs are locking up and the lactate threshold has far been exceeded you feel great and continue to blow by this person with relative ease; and boy does it bring a smile to your face! When you stoke the fire you're going to get burned and this is why we, The Cutters, are now out for blood. The gloves are off and this is a full blown fight set to air globally on television (HDNet) on April 16, 2011. Bring ya popcorn folks!
I also had the pleasure of meeting with a passionate journalist from the Indiana Daily Student newspaper and had a good conversation about how our team was dealing with the controversy. Really? I responded that we try not to get caught up in the bullshit and concentrate on our task at hand which is training effectively up until the race. We've been dealt our cards and we're playing with what we have. Hopefully with a bit of luck we can put the right combination together. Let the girls whine and complain while we're out riding and preparing the best accommodate our needs come April. There is no controversy so to speak though; my good friend and teammate Eric "Hazelbear" Young will be in attendance for the race and I think its fair to share that "the Hazelbear doesn't like when the family is messed with". Yes, I said family and we go by the Cutters. We're a great group of people that enjoy what we do. Practicing with him for the last 3 years I'll be the first to admit a challenge is exactly what this man strives for and wouldn't everyone like to know what he's challenging himself to? I know! For the right price I might let you in on the secret but I doubt it so probably not worth asking because I like to let wounds in competitors fester, become infected, and then kick them while they're down. Harsh? Possibly but this isn't Little League anymore. Welcome to the Big Leagues (not the PRO's though).
Racing in Louisville this weekend too but let's be honest at this point in the year there's only one thing on my mind and that's Little 5. It is nice to get out of Bloomington every once in a while though and road trip with friends.
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