The shadows on the morning rides are getting longer and longer lately as we make our way toward the switch to CDT on November 7. By then we'll be riding with the lights on for at least the first then miles of the Wednesday ride. After that, we'll get a month or so of morning light before the Winter Solstice robs us of even that. It happens every year, but of course then we just offer up a few sacrifices to the appropriate Deity, have a big celebration, and next thing you know, the days are getting longer and the crops are growing again. Never fails!
This morning I kind of zoned out for a while after the alarm went off and ended up having to make a mad dash for the levee. Fortunately, the bike was ready to go, the arm-warmers were handy, and I didn't hit anything as I was racing through the neighborhood in the dark. Ever since they finished the new bike lane on Carrollton Avenue, I've been able to easily shave a few minutes off of my ride to the levee, so even though I left home with less than ten minutes to spare, I still arrived just in time. It was another nice cool morning. Finally the wind has subsided to a more manageable level. I could really get used to this, but I think it will be warming up again soon. We had a typical Wednesday ride, with everyone taking long, long pulls as speeds well within the comfort range of 20-23 mph. It looks like I'll miss the final bandit lakefront Time Trial this evening since I have a quasi-work-related early dinnner with a psychiatrist/artist who is speaking at the Medical School tomorrow. He's kind of a seafood vegetarian type, so I'm thinking maybe Cafe' Granada. Maybe sea scallops brochetta or ceviche, gazpacho, paella, sangria..... Damn, I shouldn't have eaten so much for lunch today.
This morning I got an email from USA Cycling that included the usual "Technical Director's Update." This is a routine email that Shawn Farrell sends out to all of the USAC officials. The interesting thing about this one was the first sentence: "This will be a quick one as I don’t have much to say this month. Hang on though, the next one will be big and will be announcing some big changes." I wonder what that means. Recently, USAC announced that it has established its own online race registration system, which will presumably compete with, for example, BikeReg. Now I've got to say I really like BikeReg, so if they expect me to switch online registration services, they'd better have all, and I mean ALL, of the features the BikeReg has, plus a significantly lower cost. We're supposed to get a complete preview of the new system at the Local Associations meeting in Colorado Springs the first week of November.
This morning I kind of zoned out for a while after the alarm went off and ended up having to make a mad dash for the levee. Fortunately, the bike was ready to go, the arm-warmers were handy, and I didn't hit anything as I was racing through the neighborhood in the dark. Ever since they finished the new bike lane on Carrollton Avenue, I've been able to easily shave a few minutes off of my ride to the levee, so even though I left home with less than ten minutes to spare, I still arrived just in time. It was another nice cool morning. Finally the wind has subsided to a more manageable level. I could really get used to this, but I think it will be warming up again soon. We had a typical Wednesday ride, with everyone taking long, long pulls as speeds well within the comfort range of 20-23 mph. It looks like I'll miss the final bandit lakefront Time Trial this evening since I have a quasi-work-related early dinnner with a psychiatrist/artist who is speaking at the Medical School tomorrow. He's kind of a seafood vegetarian type, so I'm thinking maybe Cafe' Granada. Maybe sea scallops brochetta or ceviche, gazpacho, paella, sangria..... Damn, I shouldn't have eaten so much for lunch today.
This morning I got an email from USA Cycling that included the usual "Technical Director's Update." This is a routine email that Shawn Farrell sends out to all of the USAC officials. The interesting thing about this one was the first sentence: "This will be a quick one as I don’t have much to say this month. Hang on though, the next one will be big and will be announcing some big changes." I wonder what that means. Recently, USAC announced that it has established its own online race registration system, which will presumably compete with, for example, BikeReg. Now I've got to say I really like BikeReg, so if they expect me to switch online registration services, they'd better have all, and I mean ALL, of the features the BikeReg has, plus a significantly lower cost. We're supposed to get a complete preview of the new system at the Local Associations meeting in Colorado Springs the first week of November.
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