Training Log Archive: ebuckley

Out to Chesterfield for the Big Shark ride. Only did the first half of the team ride. Several climbs, all taken in the saddle since it was raining and I was spinning the rear wheel every time I'd stand on the wet roads. Definately time for a new rear tire.

Over to Maplewood for the race (about a mile) and some warmup. Then riding back after.

Maplewood Crit (M35+). Narrow, technical loop with a small climb and very fast back section. First 10 minutes were really fast, then a group of 6 got clear and everybody else pretty much threw in the towel. I had a feeling they weren't coming back, but I didn't find the legs to join them. They had almost lapped the field by the end.

Teamed up with another Shark to try to bridge around midway, but we couldn't get across and fell back into the group after a few laps. I tried a solo move from the field on the final lap, but got caught in the last 200m. Fun race, even if I got no result to show for it.

Easy jog round the hood pushing Baby-O in the jogger.

Over to Carondolet and back after the races.

Tuesday night crit #1. Smaller field than usual due to threatening weather. Made for more aggressive riding. Got in a break with 15 minutes to go that lasted for a few laps. After getting caught I sat in the field to recover. With one lap to go I found myself on the back of the GCC train and figured I'd take the free ride to the front. They made a mess of the leadout, putting their sprinter on the front way too early with me still bolted to his wheel. Despite the nice setup, I only got 4th in the field sprint and with seven off the front that amounted to a whole box of nothing.

Tuesday night crit #2. Still no rain (which was good, since the Cat 4's ride the second race). The races were running behind schedule and I had promised Kate I'd be back by 8PM to put baby-O to bed. I figured I'd ride in a break for a while and then bail. Problem was, I was joined by a couple of hammer heads and we damn near stayed off the whole race. After getting caught with 5 minutes to go, I checked out. Made it home at 7:58 to avoid suspension of racing priviledges.