Jumping the gun on daylight savings

This year I found a novel way to adjust to daylight savings time: try to catch the first ferry from Edmond to Kingston. I didn't quite make the 6.25 and had to settle for the 7,10. The reason for the madness was to get out to Sequim on the Olympic Peniinsual where our Garage Racing team hosted a road race.

Now I'm too tired to write much of a blog entry tonight. So just the facts: for the second week in a row I felt strong in a 60 mile race in the Cat 3 division of 50 plus riders. And in the last lap I took a few pulls on the front. I'm still a little hesitant for the argybargy of mosh pit finishes so I ended up in the main pack of riders. But what means the most are teammates congratulating me after the race and saying I looked "much stronger than last year." At this level, I'm basically riding for my teammates -- trying to help them if it comes down to a sprint finish. If I can get in a break with some of them in future races, I'll be helping even more.

The afternoon took on a slightly different pace as I took my official duties as driver of the follow car for the Womens Cat 1,2,3 race. Kinda funny to ride 5 laps of a course and then drive 4 laps. The best part of this job was being able to say on the race radio "10-4" and "Copy that." It was like an episode of 24 out there without the action sequences and ridiculous timelines. Still, I stopped short of saying "affirmative" when answering a direct yes/no question.

This is turning out to be a busy time of year as work heats up, the race season begins, and I'm hoping to do more in the community. I promise to blog on topics other than cycling;). Racing is enormously challenging and there's nothing quite like it to get the mind off work and other pursuits. I'm ready to race every weekend!