i got in a great ride today at lunch, the ride into work was pretty cool, the roads were a bit icy and the road bike offered little traction. i went in the longer way and found the clock agreeable when i got there, not late! tomorrow i get to stop for a donut. the am was pretty good, i was in a good mood to get back to work, and the day flew right to noon for my ride. it wasn't too warm out so we went right into to the work, i only had an hour or so to ride as i had to get back to work, we suffered well in the wind and got in a great block of work. i felt like a racer for about an hour or so. i got back to work and showered and felt like i actually did a workout. i think this week will be a good one, i'll get in my rides hopefully at lunch and be flying for sunday, the course is a new one and the venue is said to have grass, grass! i'm trying to stay rested and fed this week, if it goes well maybe i can get top 5 on sunday, the boulder kids will all be there so the pace will be high, i need to avoid the problems of the last few weeks. it'll be snowy this weekend, that always helps me a bit. my break today from beckham was a quiet day. i missed him a lot. i'm learning to feed him when i should so we get sleep, not letting him dictate the pace but setting it for him. it didn't snow that much just a bit of flurries. the skies were gray all day, little bits of winter flowing in and giving us a picture of what's not far off. i'm looking forward to getting on the trails, the skis are ready, last winter we went so much and Shaubie was pregnant, this winter if we have snow it'll be even more frequent. i want to do more of the bigger point to point treks, colorado trail and bigger stuff up and over west ridge, more of a challenge. good long days on the snow.