bring it on...

I don't want to do prep for tomorrow's road race in Livermore. Today, I feel like hanging out and relaxing. But, Wente is a hard road race, and I feel like I need to do prep. I am a bit afraid that if I don't do it then I will do worse in the race than I am already expecting to do. This race was my first ever attempt at bike racing and that was in 1988. I was under 30, what a longtime ago. It was such a wonderful experience that I gave up the idea of bike racing for 7 years. Ten years later in 1998, I raced Wente again. Despite my history with Wente, the funny thing is, I am looking forward to the race tomorrow. Crazy huh? It must be the Bellas.

Here is some good reading from a literate lamb. A second installment.

And here Miss Mary has a really good account of our yearly race down in Monterey. I loved this report because Sea Otter has always been a hard race for me. I raced the circuit race years ago and raced the road race a few times too. Miss Mary's report made me feel like I could have done more. Instead of racing this year, Marscat and I worked at the Velo Bella booth. It was a wonderful place to be for lots of reason. One, it was dry. Two, the company was really fun. Three, there were lots of people that I wanted to see and did as they walked past the booth: Lauren and her family and a wet Panda. But what I meant by doing more was that Miss Mary is the best at taking care of all us racers. She brings food and drinks, etc... I look forward to volunteering because I know Miss Mary is there and we will be taken care of. She makes a mean teryiaki chicken. But, Miss Mary raced at Sea Otter this year, and I just think, why didn't I bring something for her like she does for us? I know that wasn't what her post was all about, but I wish I could have been there with something other than fresh mint and a mojito.