Like an addiction... i miss my blog!

ok... so i KNOW that i have to work... but i just had such a great day- i had to write about it. just quickly... just one more entry. come on... just a little bit!

in all seriousness- i had a great day! what a rough life... man, i am lucky! i started with a fabulous (as always!) dave stahl ride- really is the best group ride out there- with four hours of beautiful day, hills, good company and bike love! just a great day on the bike!

so then, i got back home, took a nap- since i NEEDED it! linda has been pushing me hard and the last couple weeks are making me tired! it feels good to push hard... but after yesterday’s effort- today’s 40 minutes of hard climbing were no cake walk! but i felt great on the bike and i am very happy with where my training is. i know that i am riding strong, but feel like we have barely scratched the surface and i still have a long way to go. i am not worried about blowing early season for a disappointing summer- as happens so often to riders who are riding strong now.

but i digress... so, after having a great ride, a fabulous nap, some good leftovers for lunch... i even managed to get some good thesis stuff done. i am going to write up a first pass at my chapter 2 abstract tonight- but i already feel good about what i have done so far. i got some good editing done on a part that i had been meaning to go over. and i had originally thought that it would really suck- i wrote it quickly and was writing more to put words down on paper (electronic though it may be!) than to REALLY write. i had thought that i would have to scrap all of it... but really? it was not all that bad! so, that was good.

and i am getting exciting about the next two weekends... of course, i don’t want to get ahead of myself and am focusing on this weekend first... but this weekend is small potatoes next to NEXT weekend! REDLANDS!!!! i hear... it could be true... rumors abound... that INA will be there! ha ha ha! ina, for those of you who don’t know her- is a sprinting legend. she is T-mobile’s speedster and is really one of the fastest women in the world. last year- she put on quite the show, attacking REALLY hard twice in the first half the race. stupidly- i chased her down both times... not knowing what i was doing. i ended up killing myself that race and finishing a thrilling 13th place (i was SO excited to be top 20!). this year? i want the whole thing! i am not going to lie- i want to win. tina is there, laura van guilder and ina. that is about as strong a sprinting field as i am going to get in the states and it is an honor to race with those women. but to beat them? oh man, that would be special! so, i am getting ahead of myself here- but redlands baby!

not to mention... redlands has the first REAL climber’s course... and i get to show off my super star climbing teammates! so, it is just exciting all around. and my hubby is going to be there! and my family... ok, brooke... calm down.

this weekend- i think that tina is going to not be there. she was not pre-registered. but laura van guilder is! that should be super fun. she is scary fast too. so, i get to try and set it up to go toe to toe with her. should be fun. she is a VERY different sprinter from tina. so, i get to do some homework. not to mention... with a $10,000 purse- there is going to be a big, strong, fast and aggressive field to contend with. i know a couple other names on that start list that i have to keep a sharp eye on! there are some great riders making cameos this weekend!

ok, for now... my question is thus... how many times can brooke write OK in a single blog? too many. i sound like an idiot- but really, it is my mind going at about 10 million miles per hour when i should be ramping DOWN for bed. that is what the abstract is for... i will 1. get some work done and 2. wind down this energy that is only wasting itself... that is what you get from a good-day high!