Indeed.
I figure after I drop this feckin cold and get back to riding normally, I'll be good as new. My next race is in 2 weeks, if all goes according to plan I'll get back into shape like a Fuentes powered Ullrich.
As for the 13YO...
I asked him how he got to cat3 so fast, and he said that in Minnesota he was a cat3. Not a detailed answer by any means, but whatever. I was just impressed that a 13YO was a cat3.