Last weekend was 4th of July weekend which is always one of my favorite MTB race weekends of the season; the DINO races at Muscatatuck Park in North Vernon, IN. However I was not there this year. I haven't missed this race in 7+ years, but Lindsay was out of town and had the car, so I was left stranded. Oh well, not a huge thing. Though in true half-assed amateur bike racer fashion I should probably say "I totally would have done awesome if I had been there."
Anywho, Sunday the 3rd I did a nice mid distance ride w/ a buddy who just moved down here. This is such a great place to be a cyclist and he is learning the routes/roads and i thought I'd take him out to show him a route or two.
Monday the 4th was a different story. I met up w/ some local fast guys and hammered out 2.5hrs w/ them. As much as I want to make a killer "4th of July fireworks were being blown" joke, I'll pass on that one . Suffice it to say it was a hard ride. But one of the aforementioned fast men was throwing a small get-together when we got back in, so it was nice to throw down some "cookout food" as soon as we finished.
In other news I guess I've decided I am going as fast as my legs will push me on my TT bike so I have to see how many MPH's my wallet can provide.
Though not full on legit disc, I bought a cover for my rear TT race wheel. It was $100 compared to ~$1,000(++) for a good disc, so it will hopefully return some cheap speed. We shall see. The State TT champs are 1 week away and I have generally been working hard for several weeks now; I'm in need of rest. I'm going to take it easier next week in hopes of hitting the State TT full-on. Then after that I plan to take a legit rest week.Swimming has been going, well, swimmingly (lame joke, whatevs). I've been going at least 2x per week and I feel really good in the water. I still have general body pains and aches, but I do still believe this a big step in the right direction to alleviate hip/neck/back pain(s).
I'll keep you posted. Thanks for reading!
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