egad, shovelhd. good show. no, i'm definitely not a Schleck- 6'2" 193, but nevertheless a good climber for my size cause i work the crap out of the climbs, as best as can be done here in Dallas Tx. this time a year ago, i was a 223 pound free style sprinter, my best race being a 50 free- less than 25 seconds of all out-ness; you don't even breathe in those things.

back in the day, my best races were big, open crits, road races and especially time trials. last week's crit, where i actually stayed in the race and even contributed to the overall rhythm and finished in the bunch, was a one mile loop with two 180 degree turns. lots of space to just hump the pace up without having to change directions. in races where i get dropped, its usually happening in after the first ten minutes or so, i have a flat spot or sinking spell where the pace really hits and i'm in oxygen debt, big time. then people start going around, and i am unable to respond-- what i can't quite get is whether this is a physical or mental lapse. didn't experience it last week, i did big time last night. when i finally get it together to work hard again, i'm on the back and getting rubber banded to exhaustion.