The cold front came through overnight and I awoke to gusty winds, damp streets and much cooler temperatures. The thermometer seemed warmer than it looked, but I trusted it anyway, dressing for weather in the mid 50s. I headed out the door and the cold North wind sliced right through my double layer of summer-weight lycra like a hot knife through butter. When I got to the first intersection, the bike turned and headed back around the block and back to the house. Some mornings it's just not meant to be. I decided instead to use the time to scrape out the remnants of the fiberglass insulation I had pulled out of the flooded part of the a/c blower ductwork. For an hour or so I crawled around literally inside the ductwork, scraping and vacuuming, finally emerging to re-install the blower and blower motor. So at least we'll have some heat if we need it. Around when I finished, the sister-in-law called. She was on her way over to take a shower because the power had gone off at the place where she's staying in Bywater. There were already a few of the Psych staff at the house by the time I showered and headed out to the empty classroom and folding table that I call an office nowadays. It bothered me all day that I hadn't ridden this morning. Despite the large mug of coffee I brought with me, my feet were cold all day today, but I'm determined to get in a training ride tomorrow morning.
So the USCF sent out a little summary of rule changes for next year. I see that they have again backtracked on the Cat. 5s, prohibiting the awarding of prizes in Cat. 5 races and at the same time increasing the field limit to 75 riders. 75 Cat. 5s in a road race. Yikes! They also re-defined the term "Stage Race" to include what are really omniums (i.e. multiple stage races based on points rather than time).
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