i've been in a couple master's races, and holy crap!! most 50+ american men are useless bags of fat and heart trouble, but these are not them. most of the guys around here (north texas) are 1, 2, 3's who've been racing the whole time i was competing in sub 25 second, 1 minute, 2 minute (albeit painful as hell) swim races. there is NO relief there. i cannot believe the depth of the field in 'master's' races.

power tap and coach sounds like a good idea, but i am still climbing over the $ignificant $$ obstacle$ of being properly outfitted with the basics. i.e. a 21rst century race bike and race wheels.

my thoughts on this are that i'm doing well to be out there mixing it up with the kids--and shouldn't get too impatient. i'm 8 races into my return, and something tells me its a little too early to start looking for results other than finishing on two wheels, and occasionally being there at the bunch sprint, as in last week. i also think that mental lapses are causing me to lose position in the field-- there's two sides to racing- one is race knowledge and strategy, the other is the physical ability to stand the pace. i'm kind of in a crash course on both sides.