The family grows...

The newest member of my bicycle family...the new training/gravel road racing bike: The Scott Cyclocross Team. WEEEE!


Good Song: Taking Back Sunday - Liar (It Takes One to Know One)

Gobble Gobble

Turkey dayyyyy, wha' what!

Today I must battle the fiercest opponent I have ever encountered: Pre-Thanksgiving traffic from D.C. to Richmond. I'm going to just throw out a guestimate of 3 hour drive time, for what normally should be a 1:50-2 ride...and its supposed to be windy and rainy. BONUS!

Good news is that I'm taking my (broken) bike down to the bike shop I bought it at to hopefully have it warrantied and replaced with a new one. I'm crossing my fingers that I won't have to pay a dime for it, but that may just be wishful thinking. Shout out to Three Sports, good people down there.

Enjoy the holiday!

Good Song: Fine China - We Rock Harder

Hair balls.

Three "0" days in a row means I've been battling a nasty little sinus infection. After a few mornings of coughing up what could only feel like hair balls to me, I think I have almost beaten it. I'd like to thank Ricolla, orange juice, water, and clementines for my success. I couldn't have done it without you!

In a way, I'm happy it hit me now rather than later on in the "serious" training... oh well, its let me catch up on my television watching. Who knew Jeopardy could be so amazing.

Stay healthy.

Good Song: copeland - eat, sleep, repeat

RIP

..and this is what cracked Carbon Fiber looks like.

Good Song: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - House Fire

Poor cage bolt.

At O'Dark 30 I finally realized where the freaking rattling was coming from on my bike. Of all things, it was a stripped cage bolt. Of course, I tried to unscrew it unsuccessfully and thus made the rattling even louder on the ride following this escapade. If I ever want to have people ride with me again, I need to fix this biatch ASAP. On the other hand, getting it fixed will mean going without the road bike for a couple days...but I guess it would just mean taking the MTB out on the pavement for some rides. Big "no-no" in my book, but when in Rome...?

Take it to the chorus!

Good Song: Doves - Far From Grace

Hands up - and wave, and wave, and wave!

D - C UNITED. Lost. Son of a... and I was there to witness it. End of their season. Start of mine! Coincidence? I think not! My feet were freezing through the game, as I got a whole beer poured on them during a first-half goal attempt. Hoping it would be for the best, and result in a goal I was sorely mistaken. Instead I came out with a pair of wet, hoppy socks - and one less beer.

Tomorrow morning begins my assault on St. Croix, and if I play my cards right - Kona. Its going to be a long road, with many wrong turns (to bars, and ladies) but we'll get through it together. Most of the time I'll probably just be wondering are we gonna get hopped up enough to make some bad decisions? And I hope the answer is an emphatic - YES! So let's raise up our drinks, and give some love to the good times and the bad times that lie ahead. This should be one crazy ride!

Training partners apply within. Lata!

Good Song: Headlights - Put Us Back Together

Hello, sun?

Is it too early to have S.A.D? You know, that whole Seasonal Affective Disorder. It must be serious, as there are entire websites devoted to it. I know the time only changed a couple days ago, but damn, this no-sun thing really hurts. I wake up - workout, dark. Go to work, no windows. Go home, dark again! Can't win... There is really only one clear solution to this: Buy a place in New Zealand. Its still summer there, and I think it will really help with "the womens" if I could tell them I have another place in the So. Hemisphere. Thoughts/feelings?

Well, back to staring at this kitten. Its the only thing thats going to get me through until March.

Peace out!

Good Song: The Polyphonic Spree - Mental Cabaret