afternoon

it's almost gone. well, at least i hope it is, 5 days of shit, 5 days of a cough that feels like swallowing razorblades dipped in diesel. it sucks. i rode thru it, for the most part. i don't think that to be a smart move. rest days are good and the season right now has a bit of sabbatical anyway, no good races for a few weeks. reading the east coast blogs makes me jealous of the variety of events, mtn one day and road the next on weekends. the reality is that we have what they throw at us, long drives but good courses, desert style singletrack and lots of miles of highway and then a few good road events thrown in for good measure. oh well, i get to ride out my door and do 10 mtb races, that's not a luxury a lot of people have. enough bitching, life is good. i don't have to drive i-95, ever. this is what my cereal bowl sees right now: