California Bicycle Racing (CBR)

I wish I could take credit for that line, but I just caught it while watching Anthony Bourdain, and some of the stuff that comes out of his brain is really funny. I spent Saturday chasing Guido around the block and never caught him, and I had a horrible Friday...spent 15 minutes on the eliptical trainer and called it quits because my legs had nothing, so Friday ended up being a rest day, which was popcorn and a movie. If you get the chance to see State of Play, then go see it. It's not The Wire or Michael Clayton, but it's not Clifford either. So after Saturday's ride, I didn't go the gym that afternoon and stayed off my legs. When it comes to leg recovery, laying down is better than sitting, and sitting is better than standing.

In marches Sunday, and I was glad to see Billy Harris on the ride South to Newport Coast. He asked me what's filling the void that The Wire left, and I told him that the new NBC show Southland is growing on me, although they keep hitting the audience that the rookie is a rookie...we get it, he's a rookie. I had read somewhere that NBC wanted to stop being beat up by the other networks, so they brought in this female VP that had previous success with them but got booted before the drop in ratings, so it looks like NBC (somewhat) has their sh*t together, as 30 Rock is funny and Southland looks like it might get renewed for another season.

You see how I go off on a tangent, now where was I? Oh yeah, Sunday...I didn't race Barrio Logan on Saturday because the potholes and asphalt take more of a toll on my wheels than the costs of the entry fee & gas getting there. I understand that their tax base sux, so Public Works cannot make those streets all perdy. It's a great figure-8 course and I'd love to race it when the tank traps are patched up & I don't need to worry about turning my front wheel into a paperweight. I never finished the San Luis Rey Road Race, and I heard that the CHP didn't permit the hilly part, so the course looked like one big "U."

Because of Friday's failure, I wasn't gonna race anywhere. Now that I am officially under 200lbs, I have returned to my one & only coach at EROWHEELS. I saw Myke Baldivino in his Sho Air kit, and I also saw my coach on PCH Sunday going in the opposite direction. She's got me doing this thing at the gym that is killing me, but I know I'll reap the benefits because her training is way better than what I was doing by myself...I just had to show her that I was somewhat serious about this stoopid sport by dropping my weight to under 2 bills. Friday I was at 193 and today I'm at 197...go figure. Most of you will not believe this, but I wrote in my journal that in 1988, I was 158lbs & 13lbs over race weight...how pathetic am I now...crying about being 200lbs! Being 145lbs would be great but it ain't gonna happen in this lifetime!

Today was all-prep for Eldo, and for the record, our numbers suck this year. That, combined with the doubling of Eldo fees in 2009 make 2010 Eldo look like a flickering candle about to blow out. I have a couple of ideas for 2010, but I won't unleash those just yet...we'll see how 2009 plays out.