SJBC training crit tonight. Local heavy hitter showed up, which is good because it makes things more animated and makes for better training, even if I'm less likely to win.
Rode to the race - was bummed to find my front half-flat just before I was about to leave.. probably something from San Ardo! Those goat-heads follow you for hundreds of miles apparently. Slapped on new tired/tube since I was about to do 60+ miles, half of it in the dark and didn't want to flat again.
The race was good, I attacked a few times and eventually got away. A break of four with all the "right" guys in it, but we played games and a masters guy got away. Works for me, I like the guy who won and got good training out of it so whatever. One dude talked a bunch of **** for some reason, brake-checked me, the whole 9, so I made sure to whip him in the "field" sprint. It's the little things that count!
Then got a slow leak on 20-mile ride home, in the dark. I swear it was a goat-head in my new tire! I mean wtf.