I flew back from Washington Friday night and did the Sunshine Hill Climb on Saturday morning. 13/27

After a heavy week of training in WA, no sleep, and travel, this was a pretty tough thing. 9 miles, 3K elevation, and the last 3 miles on dirt. Power was low, heart rate was high, and I didn't have much fun.

Longmont Crit 10/29

This was a combined field/scored separate deal. 6 corner L shaped thing, and when I did it in prior years, there was sure to be a wreck or two. This year, it was pretty speedy, and it was lined out a lot, so the wadded up nonsense wasn't as much of an issue. I got a slow start, and it immediately took off. I looked up, and it seemed to me that the line was a 1/4 mile long. I slowly worked my way up, and started mixing it up a bit. I was able to stay top 10-15 mostly the whole race, and was pretty happy with that, simply because my big takeaway from today was my comfort in the pack and the cornering in the same. My confidence is returning nicely, and that makes me happiest of all. I wasn't willing to lay it all on the line on the last lap/last corner, as surviving for 3 Days of Salida next weekend was my goal. I'm feeling pretty crisp for that.