In real-world racing news, the district (SCNCA) champs TTT is next weekend, final team practice on Wednesday. One of our team (of 4) had to drop out unexpectedly with some family health issues. So we are no longer eligible for the 140+ combined age category and have to race open/elite with 3 riders.
I felt a bit dejected about it at first, like no I didn't wanna go since we’re no longer in contention for a win, but the other two guys figured we should just go anyway and give it our best shot for fun, which is a much healthier attitude. I’m the fastest time trialist so now I get to take really long pulls… We'll get to iron things out on Wednesday.
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so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste