July 30
Suffering. Suffering is attacking again and again and again and again until you can barely hold onto the wheel in front of you as the pack eats you up on your latest failed attempt. Suffering is eating too much cumin-seasoned rice for lunch, and constantly vomiting cumin-flavored bile in your mouth while sprinting in [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 31, 2008
Suffering
July 30, 2008
Spain. I need a place to stay.
Tony and I need a place to stay in Spain starting in a couple weeks. I’ll be training and racing in Spain from the 19th of August to the 14th of September. And Tony will be there for just a week. If you know anybody who lives in Spain, or if you live in Spain, [...]
July 29, 2008
Eliad and I
The whole team
I would post more pictures but they take forever to get on here.
July 29, 2008
Race #2 and #3
July 27
The race today was extremely fast. We averaged 32 miles an hour (on a 12 corner 5K course) for the first hour. I guess I should say “they” averaged 32, because I was off the back after 45 minutes.
We arrived at the race moderately late because of bad traffic and getting lost in Holland. [...]
July 26, 2008
Noris the Clydsdale
I’m sitting here with Mr. Tony Guisto, AKA Fatty McFaterson. While the Israeli riders have been munching on green beens, potatoes, and dry pasta, Tony and I have been eating eggs (with the yolk), peanut butter, Nutella, and pasta with olive oil. Needless to say…..so I won’t say it. No just kidding: needless to say, [...]
July 25, 2008
Good weather
Yesterday was a four-hour ride. But first the whole team rode out to a small village for ice cream Sundays. It was pretty cool seeing how big the team really is—with everyone in their kits and riding together. There are 27 of us. Here are some pictures, although I would like to post a video [...]
July 22, 2008
Cabbage soup and sauce-less pasta
This has been my second day of recovery, both of which have consisted of easy rides in the morning and easy rides in the afternoon. After the race, yesterday, my legs were feeling a bit tuckered out. But now they feel quite nice, and I’m ready for a hard day tomorrow and the day after as well.
The [...]
July 20, 2008
uhhhhhhhhh
The race….was…hard. I am tired.
In Belgium there are 3 categories of racers. ”Cadets” are ages 15 and 16. Juniors are 17 to 18. And then everyone else races together. Everyone else is very fast. There are no cat 5’s or 4’s or 3’s. Everyone is fast.
We got to the race course with plenty of time to [...]
July 19, 2008
Legs coming back
The weather is turning around. Today’s morning ride was damp but warm, and the sun finally peaked out from beige Belgium clouds. Tony and I headed out at 10:00 for intervals. 5×3’ each with 4’ rests. 120 rpm for the first minute, 75 rpm for the second—both at around 330 watts. The third minute was [...]
July 18, 2008
First Hard Ride–Yesterday
Today I ate a lot of food. I am still writing about today, the 17th. Here is a list of the food I ate:
3 bowls of oats
about 6 pieces of bread with jam
1 chicken leg (I caught that rooster)
3 bowls of chicken/potato soup
1 bowl of salad
3 plates of pasta
2 plates of rice
4 pieces of birthday [...]
