Short post this evening. The ice and snow stuck around about three weeks longer than last year, receeding just in time for the first tune-ups of the season. These are generally shorter, just long enough to blow the crud out of your legs before one last, real effort. And thanks to Evan for offering the thermal jacket option. Worked great to counter the effects of the late seasonal melt.
First road race of the season fell on May 9th, late as I mentioned. One of these years I'll be like the other snow birds at the Sea Otter, greeting you all by the 53x11 stand first hand. Well, late start to the season, but with time well spent over the Winter staring at the same wall stud for hours of discomfort, the early attacks were readily countered. The pace slows down a little for stretches of gravel where the melt happened later and for the sections of road that didn't winter well. Then one last pull up a decent grade stretches everything out. Second over the line, and we are done.
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