2013.29: 6/10 - 6/16

Sunday: Gconnect says I didn't ride.  What did I do, I wonder.  Maybe it rained?

EDIT: I remember it all!  I didn't head to kissena on saturday, I volunteered on a sunset sail on the christeen with a church group.  They were very friendly.  Sunday morning I barely made it on time to sail again in the morning, then I headed to the bike shop to cut the steerer on the swan, then I went to kissena.  This is what happened.  Mystery solved.

Saturday: Work.  Afterward, I took the swan and the träckbike out to kissena.  I didn't have the wheels built yet, but with the cane creeks on, the swan rode really well.  It really softened the ride, but it didn't feel whippy or flexy.  I am very satisfied.

Friday: Again, no riding.  I think it was rainy.

Thursday: Work.  No riding.  I worked on the swan a little, but ran into a little technical difficulty.

Wednesday: Back from vacation.  Not enough time to get to k-town, though.

Tuesday: More vacation.  Did some hiking in the rain.

Monday: Vacation.  No riding.

R13.16: Kissena Twilight Series 6/5 - Cat 3/4

Like a fine wine or cheese, this race report has been aged to perfection.

I seem to remember the weather being very nice.  Either that, or there was a threat of rain.  I don't really remember.

A sudden rush of memory has hit me as I looked over the race results from this week.  This week Alan wasn't able to run the races, as he had a CX webinar to attend or something.  Joe B took over, with Karl helping him out officiating.  There was a little snafu with the container key, but I was able to get a copy and bring it over.  The weather was in fact nice.  There was a great turnout, too, with 54 riders if memory serve me correctly.  Some big names in the 3/4 field were Tony, Sean, and Al.  I don't remember JoshS or Andy being there, but I think Lucas was?  Anyhow, here's the warmup:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/324004565

The first race was a win and out.  I put in a hard attack and got a gap.  I then won and was out.  I spent a few more laps rolling around the top of the track to watch the rest of the racing.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/324004556

Next was supposed to be a Chariot, but due to waning daylight, Joe changed it to his specialty, a flying 500m.  I lead the group through the neutral start, keeping a good fast pace.  It was a t-town elimination style neutral start.  Joe blew the whistle, and I attacked.  I was able to stay away for the win again.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/324004544

The final race was a 10 lap scratch.  At this point, daylight was nearly non-existant, so I wanted to get done. My original plan going into the evening was to just go hard and try to make everybody hurt.  This is what I tried to do in this race.  I attacked, got caught, I think eugene countered, got caught, I attacked again, etc.  Eventually, I ran out of gas and just rolled through the finish.  No points for me.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/324004537

This concluded the omnium.  Fortunately, the omnium points were mixed enough in the other races that I was able to keep my lead overall.  Results here:
http://kissenavelodrome.info/results/2013/Kissena13TwilightSeriesWeek7.pdf

R13.15: Fuji Super Tuesdays 6/4 - Stagiares

I have finally allowed this race report the proper two weeks to mature into a report filled with fuzzy details and half truths.  If I remember correctly, my legs were feeling pretty dead.  I think it's from standing all the time at work.  I don't have an opportunity to rest.

I met up with Jen and we headed out.  We tried a different way to the BQE by way of Atlantic Ave which did not work at all.  Beyond that, traffic was traffic.  We got there around 5:15 or so, I would say.  Here's my warm-up data:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/324004631

The first race on the Stagiare program was a 2km scratch, which is 6 laps.  Mini Nothstein was still racing the Stagiares, as was Gord Singleton's son, because he lost his license or something.  I was told he was very fast, so I made sure to sit on his wheel, which happened to be right by the front with a lap to go, but he wasn't planning on contesting the sprint.  I got boxed in behind him, and wasn't able to make any moves.  Oh well.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/324004616

Up next was a 15 lap points race.  I found myself at the front on the bell lap for the first sprint, so I put in a hard dig, but my legs just weren't there.  I settled in, and tried an attack for the second sprint, but again, I got a gap but my legs couldn't keep it up.  The final sprint I just sat up and rolled in behind the group.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/324004604

The final race was a 12 lap tempo.  I was able to get away with one other rider, who wasn't too interested in swapping pulls, but I wasn't interested in pulling anyhow.  I picked up a handful single points and then we got swallowed up and that was that.  In the end it wasn't enough to get me into the omnium points.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/324004594

One big problem from this week was the pollen in the air.  I don't know what it was, but everybody was coughing up a lung.  It felt like my throat was on fire, and I thought I would just cough out a lung at some point.

Instead of getting a bear at the concession stand, Joe B suckered me into racing the Pro/Am feature.  It was a 35 lap points race.  Andrew B said I should gear up to around 96", so I switched to my disc with my 14.  All my other racing was done on the usual 90".  This was good advice, because it was the only way I was able to keep with the field.  I spent the whole race sitting in, staying in either the first or second group.  At one point Andrew B and I got gapped off the back, but we were able to work to get back up there.  By the final sprint, I sat up again and rolled in coughing like mad.  It felt good to be able to keep up with the group.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/324004578

2013.28: 6/3 - 6/9

Sunday: I backed out of plans to go to the beach with lots of cute girls to get a long bike ride in instead.  I now have killer tan lines.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/325532814
NP/IF/TSS: 159W/0.747/304

Saturday: No riding.  still don't remember why.  maybe more rain.

Friday: No riding.  shrug.  wait.  it was definitely raining today.  I picked up the swan from Jamie.  It's faaancy.

Thursday: No riding.  Just work.

Wednesday: K-town.  See race report.

Tuesday: T-town.  See race report.

Monday: No riding.  Maybe rain or something.