T-Minus 2 days

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 2:33PM
fred

The nerves are starting to get to me.

My goal today was to work a few extra hours then maybe get a short ride after work. However as the clouds cleared in the afternoon, the bike's Siren Song pulled me away.

Since the ride is in two days and I should be tapering, I planned easy rides T-2 and T-1, to keep the legs fresh. Today, however, my legs had other plans.

At every opportunity I attacked. Car at stop sign - Acceleration attack. Hill - Climb attack. Car + Hill - Climb & Descent attack. The last half mile - sprint attack.

I felt great. The bike was light and responsive (funny how light an XC bike feels when it's not burdened with touring kit). I was in the zone. More importantly, after the ride, felt strong, but more importantly ready.

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