Time for some exorcise

Nothing like going wobbly-kneed at 5:30 in the morning:

The UNL Cycling Club is sponsoring the event which has a new format for 2011: a USAC stage race. The road race (stage one) and individual time trial (stage two) will be hosted at Branched Oak on Saturday, while the criterium (stage three) will be hosted at Lincoln Southwest High School on Sunday.

The last time I raced there, I ended up like this. For whatever reason, I've never really thought about racing there again. In hindsight, that thought was was kind of foolish. Why wouldn't we race there again sometime?

So there's that. I'm not afraid of racing, I'm not afraid of cornering. I'm actually sort of looking forward to getting back on that course. Because, really, I liked that race until the last 100 meters or so.

And as a side note, I guess this means I need to put the brakes back on my TT bike and actually, you know, ride it. I trained on it over the winter on the trainer, but it hasn't been outside in months. Guess I know what I'm doing this week.

The weekend: 75 miles on Sunday, lots of hills, only a little wind — timed the wind switch from SW to NW perfectly — and an excellent start on the summer tan lines.