Sunday: State Championships. See the race report.
Saturday: Rode around to the local beaches. Gconnect seems to tell me I used it as some kind of openers for states tomorrow. I'll believe it.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/375762455
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Friday: nada.
Thursday: work.
Wednesday: Rode to work and back. I almost got pummeled by an SUV that was pulling into the king's park hess station.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/374348713
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Tuesday: Did some sprints down at long beach.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/373853233
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Monday: Rest day. Rested.
24.11.13
R13.35: Fuji Super Tuesdays 9/3 - Stagiares & Women
This was the final Super Tuesday of the season at t-town. Karl came out with me, which was fun. Andy and Kieran also came, possibly with JP and others? I don't remember. What I do remember, though, was how eerily similar this night felt to the last tuesday of last season. The sunset had that late-season light, a warm-gold look. The weather had a cool, crisp feel. It felt like fall was right around the corner. I reflected with Andy about how similar and yet how very different the two nights were. It was a great way to reflect over the past season, the ups and downs and events that happened.
Alright, let's not get too misty-eyed here. Here's some warm-up data:
The first race was a 12 lap Tempo points race. I don't see the results for this posted, but from what I remember, I attacked early, picked up a bunch of points, and then sat in, came around the field and won more points. I think this gave me the win overall. I could just be full of myself, though.
Next up came a 25 lap points race, which the results call a 20 lap points. I'm starting to question the integrity of these results here. Oh well. I seem to remember winning this one, too, so I'll go with it. I don't really remember how I won, but who needs the details?
Finally for the combined stagiare/women field was another super sprint elimination. I remember this one well, as I made it past the elimation, then Pat Gellineau did an early solo attack as I hear is his signature style. The crowd was cheering for him the whole way. I attacked from the group and caught and passed him in the last half lap, if memory serves me correctly. Andy said he was pretty sure the crowd hated me for doing that. I have no respect, I guess.
Three wins in a row means I won the omnium. Back on top, baby! Yeah, whatever. The feature was a 30 lap scratch race. It would appear that I didn't survive all 30 laps. I think I stayed at the rear and kept getting gapped off. Who knows.
And with that, tuesdays ended.
Interesting tidbit, though. This was also a PA BAR event. Prior to this race, the standings winner was Will Pestcoe, who since the last BAR race started racing in the pro/am field. He realized I could win enough points to take the lead from him, so he tried his best to sell me on racing pros with him so he could keep his BAR win. I, being a jerk, did not. And I waited until after the racing to let him know that it didn't matter anyhow, since I'm not a PA resident. How did I become such a jerk?
EDIT: another interesting tid-bit. This is the night when Karl became worried about Kieran winning states. Something about placing well in the pro/am field in long endurance type races.
EDIT: another interesting tid-bit. This is the night when Karl became worried about Kieran winning states. Something about placing well in the pro/am field in long endurance type races.
Results here:
R13.34: 49th Annual Labor Day Track Meet 9/2 - Cat 1/2/3
This one will be quick.
It rained on and off.
The cat 1/2/3 field got in a three lap scratch.
I tried gearing really heavy since I had a feeling it would be the only race of the day.
Lucas and Karl beat me to the line.
It rained more. Racing was cancelled.
Karl and I got BBQ with Dan and Ronnie.
It was beautiful out afterward, so I went back to the track to do some laps.
...almost reads like poetry.
It rained on and off.
The cat 1/2/3 field got in a three lap scratch.
I tried gearing really heavy since I had a feeling it would be the only race of the day.
Lucas and Karl beat me to the line.
It rained more. Racing was cancelled.
Karl and I got BBQ with Dan and Ronnie.
It was beautiful out afterward, so I went back to the track to do some laps.
...almost reads like poetry.
2013.41: 9/2 - 9/8
Sunday: Karl, Josh, and I got together to do some team sprint training. I think I was the weakest link today. I don't know if my gear was too big or what, but I was usually the one creating a gap. Also, it's hard to do team sprints from a rolling start.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/373436282
Saturday: Went to the track to do some flying 400s and flying 800s. The usual tracky bullshit.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/373436303
Friday: I rode to work and back again. You can definitely tell the days are getting shorter. I don't like it one bit.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/371614669
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Thursday: Worky-work
Wednesday: Nada.
Tuesday: T-town. See race report.
Monday: Labor Day track meet. See race report.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/373436282
Saturday: Went to the track to do some flying 400s and flying 800s. The usual tracky bullshit.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/373436303
Friday: I rode to work and back again. You can definitely tell the days are getting shorter. I don't like it one bit.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/371614669
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Thursday: Worky-work
Wednesday: Nada.
Tuesday: T-town. See race report.
Monday: Labor Day track meet. See race report.
R13.33: Kissena Twilight Series 8/28 - Cat 3/4
Well with this report comes the last twilight race of the season. I don't really remember what happened, as usual, but the results seem to say I did pretty well.
The first race was a miss and out. I don't remember this at all, but apparently I won it. I feel like I should have remembered something like that. Shrug.
Next was a points race. I feel like it was 20 laps, in preparation for States. The results say I won again. That can't be right.
Finally, it seems that we had a scratch race of such-and-such number of laps. I came in fifth on this one, which sounds much more believable.
I came in first in the omnium. Way to finish the season strong!
EDIT: this night is coming back to me slowly. Karl was there to race, but he wasn't really feeling it for some reason. I think the main reason why he came was to get some time in on his pursuit setup.
Results:
http://kissenavelodrome.info/results/2013/Kissena13TwilightSeriesWeek18.pdf
The first race was a miss and out. I don't remember this at all, but apparently I won it. I feel like I should have remembered something like that. Shrug.
Next was a points race. I feel like it was 20 laps, in preparation for States. The results say I won again. That can't be right.
Finally, it seems that we had a scratch race of such-and-such number of laps. I came in fifth on this one, which sounds much more believable.
I came in first in the omnium. Way to finish the season strong!
EDIT: this night is coming back to me slowly. Karl was there to race, but he wasn't really feeling it for some reason. I think the main reason why he came was to get some time in on his pursuit setup.
Results:
http://kissenavelodrome.info/results/2013/Kissena13TwilightSeriesWeek18.pdf
R13.32: Fuji Super Tuesdays 8/27 - Stagiares
Once again bikes were raced at T-town. Once again the first race was a 20 lap points race. Which means once again, I don't remember a single detail about it. The results sheet seems to say I did well, though, with a second place finish. Good job, me.
Here's the warm-up
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/369064812
And here's the 20 lap points
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/369064736
The second race was a super sprint elimination. If memory serves me well, it went down to five riders, then a five lap scratch. I made the selection and another rider and myself set a painfully slow pace on the front until someone attacked, which I think was Pat Gellineau. The results tell me I came in second.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/369064721
The final Stagiare race was a miss and out. That's right, I remember this week. The week of many elimination style races. That's as much as I remember about it. The results tell me I missed and I got out.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/369064702
I wonder if this was the week that Marty told me I didn't look so good out there. I just don't remember anymore. I'm starting to think it was. I also think Rose came with me this week.
EDIT: In fact both of these were true statements! Hooray!
Regardless, I came in third overall. I didn't race the feature, which was a madison.
Results:
http://www.thevelodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Fuji-8.27.13.pdf
Here's the warm-up
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/369064812
And here's the 20 lap points
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/369064736
The second race was a super sprint elimination. If memory serves me well, it went down to five riders, then a five lap scratch. I made the selection and another rider and myself set a painfully slow pace on the front until someone attacked, which I think was Pat Gellineau. The results tell me I came in second.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/369064721
The final Stagiare race was a miss and out. That's right, I remember this week. The week of many elimination style races. That's as much as I remember about it. The results tell me I missed and I got out.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/369064702
I wonder if this was the week that Marty told me I didn't look so good out there. I just don't remember anymore. I'm starting to think it was. I also think Rose came with me this week.
EDIT: In fact both of these were true statements! Hooray!
Regardless, I came in third overall. I didn't race the feature, which was a madison.
Results:
http://www.thevelodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Fuji-8.27.13.pdf
2013.40: 8/26 - 9/1
Sunday: did a beach run with dan and lisa. we also looked for a shed that used to exist. it sure doesn't exist anymore.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/369064690
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Saturday: still nada.
Friday: nada.
Thursday: work.
Wednesday: K-town. See race report.
Tuesday: T-town. See race report.
Monday: nada.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/369064690
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Saturday: still nada.
Friday: nada.
Thursday: work.
Wednesday: K-town. See race report.
Tuesday: T-town. See race report.
Monday: nada.
R13.31: GSVA Keirin Cup 8/21 - Cat 1/2/3
A decent-sized group of NY racers descended upon the garden state velodrome to bring havoc and destruction upon the unfortunate citizens of Wall, NJ. I headed down by myself with my swan in tow, meeting up with team kissena, which was comprised of Kieran, Andy and Josh, and JoshS. The format was a three-round keirin omnium.
I did some not-too-motivated warming up, which isn't a good idea at GSVA, because the track rides a lot differently at speed than any other track i've been on. One day I'll do a full scientific inquiry into the matter with an engineering survey and everything, but until that time I'll just accept the fact that it's hard to stay low on the track at speed. Or maybe I should do more crit racing to get used to actually having to apply steering input into turns.
This phenomenon came back to me rather abruptly in the first race when I tried to attack and instead just started moving uptrack instead, much to the anger of the riders behind me. I seem to remember this being the round where Andy pipped me at the line for 5th place. That's what I get for sitting up and not looking around.
The next round consisted of me not winning things either. What did happen, though, was this hot shit local yokel started yelling at Andy for 'chopping his wheel'. What really happened, though, is andy came around him. He started yelling at Andy, though, who seemed more confused than anything, but it pissed me off, so I dug right into him. This guy spent every moment off the bike talking as loud as possible about how fast he was, how tough t-town keirins are, the impressive size and girth of his dick and how he controls the weather with his mind. Well, that's my guess as to what he was talking about, because I tried to zone him out as best I could. It's kind of like trying to ignore the car alarm that's been going off outside for the past hour. Long story short, he yelled at Andy, i yelled at him, he threatened to beat me up, i got off my bike ready for blows and he scurried away. I told Sam that this nutjob seemed to be interested in trying to fight anybody from NY for some reason, he said some words to him and the guy packed up his shit and left. And there was peace and quiet for the rest of the night.
The final round involved some bikes and stuff. I tried for a long attack, but it would seem keirins aren't my specialty.
In the end I came in third place somehow, behind Kieran the keirin killer, and JoshS the hard-to-come-up-with-a-nickname-on-the-spot guy. Yeah, you can tell this race report is being written on four hours of sleep. Deal with it.
Afterward, I put my nice ratcheting 15mm wrench on the roof of my car, drove off, and gorged myself on food with the other guys at the diner. Oh, hey, that reminds me, Geoff of teamtomez instagram fame was there, too.
18.11.13
R13.30: Fuji Super Tuesdays 8/20 - Stagiares
As can be expected writing this so late, I don't really remember much of what happened, but let's see what we can glean from the results sheet. It looks like this is the week that Brean showed up.
Well, to start I warmed up. Here's my warm up:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472957
The first race was a 20 lap points race. Brean won this guy pretty handily. He would go for an early attack and hold it across the line. I took the second place points.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472942
Next was a miss and out. I was able to stay in until the 5th place elimination.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472929
Finally for the Stagiares was a 10 lap snowball. I managed 33 points, which I think was by going off the front near the middle of the race and holding it until near the end. Something along those lines. It was enough for the win.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472905
The Feature race this week was a 10km final. I played the roll of pack fodder, possibly dropping out. One of these races I got gapped too many times.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472888
I ended up in first for the Stagiares omnium. Brean was in 5th. Good job, everybody!
EDIT: I also realize this is the week that Marty came over and invited me to race Friday night. Naturally, I felt gleeful like a little school girl, and then told him I'd have to check with work. I wasn't able to get off from work. Boo.
Results:
http://www.thevelodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Fuji-8.20.13.pdf
Well, to start I warmed up. Here's my warm up:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472957
The first race was a 20 lap points race. Brean won this guy pretty handily. He would go for an early attack and hold it across the line. I took the second place points.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472942
Next was a miss and out. I was able to stay in until the 5th place elimination.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472929
Finally for the Stagiares was a 10 lap snowball. I managed 33 points, which I think was by going off the front near the middle of the race and holding it until near the end. Something along those lines. It was enough for the win.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472905
The Feature race this week was a 10km final. I played the roll of pack fodder, possibly dropping out. One of these races I got gapped too many times.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472888
I ended up in first for the Stagiares omnium. Brean was in 5th. Good job, everybody!
EDIT: I also realize this is the week that Marty came over and invited me to race Friday night. Naturally, I felt gleeful like a little school girl, and then told him I'd have to check with work. I wasn't able to get off from work. Boo.
Results:
http://www.thevelodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Fuji-8.20.13.pdf
2013.39: 8/19 - 8/25
Sunday: Dan and I did a nice long road ride. We stopped in riverhead for some bbq and then a few miles up the road we stopped to drink some bears in the river. now that's a ride.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/365275460
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Saturday: Dan and I cracked out the mountain bikes today. we cut the loop a little short from a lack of light.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472807
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Friday: another attempt at sprints. i saw lisa riding the opposite direction today. and i saw some deer.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472866
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Thursday: worky work.
Wednesday: I don't see my name on the results for k-town this week, so I either didn't race or (equally likely) i really sucked.
Tuesday: T-town. see race report.
Monday: nada.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/365275460
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Saturday: Dan and I cracked out the mountain bikes today. we cut the loop a little short from a lack of light.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472807
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Friday: another attempt at sprints. i saw lisa riding the opposite direction today. and i saw some deer.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472866
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Thursday: worky work.
Wednesday: I don't see my name on the results for k-town this week, so I either didn't race or (equally likely) i really sucked.
Tuesday: T-town. see race report.
Monday: nada.
R13.29: Kissena Omnium 8/17
This was the Kissena Omnium, aka Kissena International Omnium. Formerly an event put on by Joe B, this year it was run by Alan. I won't lie, I was feeling pretty confident in winning this. Fortunately, kieran was kind enough to kick my ass.
I rode the swan, which was as supple as ever, but without being flexy. you know, if i remember correctly, Dan came out to race with me.
The first event was a flying 200. I think I went with a 14t in the rear. I probably just put my disc wheel on. I had the second fastest time with a 12.42. I made sure to gloat over Josh for beating him by 1/100.
Next was a 20 lap points race. It looks like I came in third, third, fourth and third. This put me in third place. I remember thinking that kieran would drop back at some point since he's a big sprinter type. Yeah, not so much. He beat me in almost all the sprints. my spirits were crushed.
Then we had an elimination. This is where I really screwed up. I think I got boxed in by either kieran or dan lim. maybe both. very possibly neither. Regardless, I was the third one out, which was a 7th place.
After this was a scratch race. How long? who knows. I wanna say maybe 15 laps? I seem to have come in second. How on earth could I have done that well? The answer is lost to time.
The final event was an 800m TT. I think I used the black track bike for this one. The reason was I was going to use my dual discs, but Karl the Official told me that was probably a dumb idea, so I switched back. My guess is I did this with a 48x14. I had the fastest time with 1:00.05. Good job me.
The points were tallied and the omnium results were as such: Kieran won, I came in second, Josh in third. This is when I started to worry about Kieran beating me at states. (ooo foreshadowing!)
Dan came in 6th overall, with a very respectable flying 200 time. We'll have to work on the endurance events.
Anything else noteworthy? Shrug.
Results:
http://kissenavelodrome.info/results/2013/KissenaOmnium13.pdf
I rode the swan, which was as supple as ever, but without being flexy. you know, if i remember correctly, Dan came out to race with me.
The first event was a flying 200. I think I went with a 14t in the rear. I probably just put my disc wheel on. I had the second fastest time with a 12.42. I made sure to gloat over Josh for beating him by 1/100.
Next was a 20 lap points race. It looks like I came in third, third, fourth and third. This put me in third place. I remember thinking that kieran would drop back at some point since he's a big sprinter type. Yeah, not so much. He beat me in almost all the sprints. my spirits were crushed.
Then we had an elimination. This is where I really screwed up. I think I got boxed in by either kieran or dan lim. maybe both. very possibly neither. Regardless, I was the third one out, which was a 7th place.
After this was a scratch race. How long? who knows. I wanna say maybe 15 laps? I seem to have come in second. How on earth could I have done that well? The answer is lost to time.
The final event was an 800m TT. I think I used the black track bike for this one. The reason was I was going to use my dual discs, but Karl the Official told me that was probably a dumb idea, so I switched back. My guess is I did this with a 48x14. I had the fastest time with 1:00.05. Good job me.
The points were tallied and the omnium results were as such: Kieran won, I came in second, Josh in third. This is when I started to worry about Kieran beating me at states. (ooo foreshadowing!)
Dan came in 6th overall, with a very respectable flying 200 time. We'll have to work on the endurance events.
Anything else noteworthy? Shrug.
Results:
http://kissenavelodrome.info/results/2013/KissenaOmnium13.pdf
R13.28: Kissena Twilight Series 8/14 - Cat 3/4
This night involved a lot of fast roadies on the track. It was painful.
The first race was a scratch. I didn't place. what did happen? who knows.
Next was a win and out. I came in 4th, it would seem. that's the most detail I have.
Finally was an elimination. Apparently I got eliminated.
Man, this report sucked. Sorry to my readership. I can only hope you've moved on to better blogs by now.
Results:
2013.38: 8/12 - 8/18
Sunday: Nada.
Saturday: Kissena int'l omnium. see race report.
Friday: looks like i took an easy ride over to hercules after work. I think I had some things on my mind, most likely.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472980
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Thursday: work and stuff.
Wednesday: kissena twilight. see race report.
Tuesday: too rainy to go to t-town, so I did some cruise intervals. Well kinda did, apparently.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364473038
Monday: no riding.
Saturday: Kissena int'l omnium. see race report.
Friday: looks like i took an easy ride over to hercules after work. I think I had some things on my mind, most likely.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364472980
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Thursday: work and stuff.
Wednesday: kissena twilight. see race report.
Tuesday: too rainy to go to t-town, so I did some cruise intervals. Well kinda did, apparently.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/364473038
Monday: no riding.
R13.27: Kissena Twilight Series 8/7 - Team Events
This week was a mixture of team sprints and team pursuits. Jamie showed up to race again, but I used my other track bike for some reason. I don't really remember why. I think I was just too lazy to swap bikes from last night.
I went in hoping to test out our team sprint team for states. At this point I don't remember if it was the original Kieran and Andy team or the new Josh and Karl team. I think the former. One way or another, they didn't show up, so I came up with an impromptu team. I thought the team sprint was first, but the results seem to indicate the TTT was first. shrug.
originally, we tried to do the TTT as keith, sean, me, but sean's wheel kept slipping. instead, we switched to john w, dave c, keith, me. The team blew up from the first lap. by this point I was pissed for having to restart twice for sean's two wheel slips, so I just went balls out. a gap opened, and it never closed. by the end, keith dropped out, and it was me yelling at dave and john to get their asses moving. not the brightest moment of my career.
the team sprint was a bit more cohesive, with dave, keith, and me. we had a relatively smooth run, with a 1:30.67 time.
Miss Haley came to watch me race. She said she liked watching me yell. She had never seen that before. At least something good came of it, I guess. We got some indian food afterward and walked around. I think Jamie might have also been there, but he took a phone call most of the time.
Results here:
http://kissenavelodrome.info/results/2013/Kissena13TwilightSeriesWeek15.pdf
I went in hoping to test out our team sprint team for states. At this point I don't remember if it was the original Kieran and Andy team or the new Josh and Karl team. I think the former. One way or another, they didn't show up, so I came up with an impromptu team. I thought the team sprint was first, but the results seem to indicate the TTT was first. shrug.
originally, we tried to do the TTT as keith, sean, me, but sean's wheel kept slipping. instead, we switched to john w, dave c, keith, me. The team blew up from the first lap. by this point I was pissed for having to restart twice for sean's two wheel slips, so I just went balls out. a gap opened, and it never closed. by the end, keith dropped out, and it was me yelling at dave and john to get their asses moving. not the brightest moment of my career.
the team sprint was a bit more cohesive, with dave, keith, and me. we had a relatively smooth run, with a 1:30.67 time.
Miss Haley came to watch me race. She said she liked watching me yell. She had never seen that before. At least something good came of it, I guess. We got some indian food afterward and walked around. I think Jamie might have also been there, but he took a phone call most of the time.
Results here:
http://kissenavelodrome.info/results/2013/Kissena13TwilightSeriesWeek15.pdf
R13.26: Fuji Super Tuesdays 8/6 - Stagiares & Pro Women
This was another week mixed with the women's field. I think I mentioned it last week, but these fields were kind of sketchy for some reason, with a couple of crashes one of the weeks. I don't remember which week it was, but both joe and keith got crashed out, which is both sad and surprising as they're really good riders.
Here's some data with possible anecdotes:
I warmed up. Proof:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/355293144
There was a 20 lap points race. I won this one. Hooray me!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/355293134
Next was a 12 lap tempo. I came in 4th.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/355293131
Then a miss and out. I got out.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/355293130
The feature was a 10 mile final. I just kinda sat in and tried to not die. It seems to have worked.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/355293127
Looking at these results, this leads me to believe this was the week that Marty said "you didn't look too good tonight" to me when he gave me my prize check. yup. sure didn't. Somehow I still came in 2nd overall, though, so hooray me?
Results here:
http://www.thevelodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/8-6-Fuji-Super-Tuesday-Results.pdf
Here's some data with possible anecdotes:
I warmed up. Proof:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/355293144
There was a 20 lap points race. I won this one. Hooray me!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/355293134
Next was a 12 lap tempo. I came in 4th.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/355293131
Then a miss and out. I got out.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/355293130
The feature was a 10 mile final. I just kinda sat in and tried to not die. It seems to have worked.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/355293127
Results here:
http://www.thevelodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/8-6-Fuji-Super-Tuesday-Results.pdf
2013.37: 8/5 - 8/11
Sunday: Rode to work and back. shrug.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/357443660
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Saturday: Wanted to ride, but passed out instead.
Friday: Work, then not riding.
Thursday: Long day. No riding.
Wednesday: K-town. See race report.
Tuesday: T-town. See race report.
Monday: Rode to the beach with dan to do some sprints. Neither of us wanted to do any sprints by the time we got there, so we just watched the sunset and rode home. eh.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/354202940
NP/IF/TSS:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/357443660
NP/IF/TSS: N/A
Saturday: Wanted to ride, but passed out instead.
Friday: Work, then not riding.
Thursday: Long day. No riding.
Wednesday: K-town. See race report.
Tuesday: T-town. See race report.
Monday: Rode to the beach with dan to do some sprints. Neither of us wanted to do any sprints by the time we got there, so we just watched the sunset and rode home. eh.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/354202940
NP/IF/TSS:
R13.25: Kissena Twilight Series 7/31 - Cat 3/4
By using the results sheet to trigger memories buried deep within this underused brain of mine, i've been able to construct the following race report:
The omnium consisted of chariot qualifiers, finals, a points race, and a scratch. how many laps were the points and scratch races? no clue. i'm guessing 12 laps for the points. I remember Jamie came to watch me race again, which is always nice. I threw on a 14t for the chariots, which I won handily. I think Jamie was actually impressed with this, which was a nice change. Fortunately, I was able to completely screw up in the points and scratch again, which he made sure to let me know about. I stuck with my new tactic of missing the break, and trying to catch a 4-man break the entire points race, while dragging the rest of the field around. I don't really remember how I screwed up the scratch, but I'm guessing it involved putting my nose in the wind too much.
That's the best I have for this. Only 3.5 months late. Sweet.
Results here:
http://kissenavelodrome.info/results/2013/Kissena13TwilightSeriesWeek14.pdf
The omnium consisted of chariot qualifiers, finals, a points race, and a scratch. how many laps were the points and scratch races? no clue. i'm guessing 12 laps for the points. I remember Jamie came to watch me race again, which is always nice. I threw on a 14t for the chariots, which I won handily. I think Jamie was actually impressed with this, which was a nice change. Fortunately, I was able to completely screw up in the points and scratch again, which he made sure to let me know about. I stuck with my new tactic of missing the break, and trying to catch a 4-man break the entire points race, while dragging the rest of the field around. I don't really remember how I screwed up the scratch, but I'm guessing it involved putting my nose in the wind too much.
That's the best I have for this. Only 3.5 months late. Sweet.
Results here:
http://kissenavelodrome.info/results/2013/Kissena13TwilightSeriesWeek14.pdf
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