- May 2, Aliquipa industrial park criterium, "B Race": 5th Place. A cool little four-corner crit. with a half-mile straightaway to the line. Me, Eric, Steve, and Ted rode out there: 25 miles. According to Steve, riding to races this far away is "next-level shit." Cool. Then we raced: 22 miles. I should have won -- excuses, excuses. I got blocked in the sprint and finished fifth ($15). At least I won two of the three $10 primes. We rode home. A 75-mile, $35 day. I like it!
- May 6, Allegheny Cycling Association, Washington Boulevard Criterium, "A Race": 4th Place. This was the most fun I've ever had on a bike! Sixty degrees and pouring rain all 45 laps. Only 15 people showed so they combined the As and the Bs. It was essentially an A race; I think I was only one of three Cat. 4 guys out there. I made a nice six-lap break; nobody chased because, well, I'm nobody. That doesn't mean it didn't feel cool! I felt great the whole race; probably the strongest I've ever felt. It turns out that I'm not as poor at sprinting as I had thought (still need to work on it, though, of course). I got blocked by the CAT/Pittsburgh Elite Velo guys in the sprint and got fourth, good enough to get $5 back! Great night of training! Great night in general!
Other bike things:
- I've been asked to join the Steel City Endurance team. I have accepted. I'm real psyched to race with Dr. Carl Flink and company!
- I'm up to around 2,000 miles on the bike since January 1.
- After talking about hitching Susie's baby-carrier for Cody for the last six months, I've finally done it! Dragging a 55-pound dog and a 25-pound trailer sort of sucks. But, at the same time, it sort of rules.
- The Trexlertown swap is this weekend. The tax return came yesterday. Nice.
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