End of the Hockey Season.

Finally, the hockey season is over for my children.  So, I may have time to ride on the weekends now.  Maybe... or maybe not. Soccer season is starting, however only one of my kids is on a soccer team.  

Well, I'll miss the hockey games.  Cheering on my children was a blast.  We travelled up to Wilmington, DE/Philadelphia, PA for a tournament and our kids' teams actually performed better than expected.  They both ended up 2nd in the tournament and the final game was very close for my daughter's mite team.  The children were pretty depressed losing the last game, however received a trophy for their effort, and the team received a large trophy.  Kind of a surprise for getting 2nd place. 

 Well, my riding has been almost non existence.  I haven't had the time to commute as I'm working very late and don't have lights.   Riding during lunch time is also out of the question as of many of the days, I have meetings scheduled.  

It's great to see that Ray has won the CAT4 race at UMD.  Who would have known he could win a sprint, however during our Thrasher rides, he's been able to power it out on the final sprint by going hard for a long distance so that he tires the sprinters out.. namely me.  :) .   Now that he's won a race it will be much harder as people will key off of his moves.  He'll have to mix it up a bit more and take more chances.  The good thing is that there are a few who probably have the strength to keep up with him, so the CAT4 races may become more like the CAT3 races.   Any way good luck, Ray. See you out there soon at a 40+ race. 

change of schedule.

Well, my life is now turned upside down since I now work from an office in Arlington.  No more noon rides and the commute is challenging.  Riding into work seems to be decently safe, riding over Chain Bridge, while passing all of the cars sitting in traffic.  However, in the evenings, the speed is much higher and I don't have lights, except for one small red blinking light. So, to say the least it's been a bit dangerous.  I decided not to ride until I get some more lights.  To say the least, my training has been pretty much once a week.  I rode to work one day with my backpack loaded down with my laptop and other stuff.  It seemed that I weighed additional 15 lbs.   This past Saturday, I was lucky enough to get about an hour in the afternoon to ride the Goon ride.  It was windy as hell, and I did a good amount of pulling in front of Phil and Ira.  Luckily they were there to pick up the slack when I was depleted and allowed me to recover.  

Today, I tried to get out with the NCVC ride in Arlington from the Italian store, however I got out too late and only found Jim with DCVelo coming back from the ride.  The others were apparently behind him as he said the "geezers" go out about 5 minutes ahead.   Maybe next week I'll make it. 

Anyway, I have to find a better way to ride, I'll also have to leave everything plus a change of clothes at work, so I don't carry 15 lbs each way, though it may be good for me. :)