Wow! That is some nutty stuff out east...glad the midwest is more "normal".

Big day tomorrow: I get to ride with the elite men of the Chi marathon to keep stupid fans from getting in their way. I get to blow a whistle. I'm super excited about it...but not the showing up at 6am and standing around for 1.5 hrs before riding around at 13mph in the damn cold part. If I had the duty clearing with wheelchair racers I may have gotten dropped, but at least I'd be warm!

Then I go inside, warm up, change clothes, eat and head to Dan Ryan woods and do the 4b's.

I think I may need to put my 12-26 cassette on...125 feet of climbing. man. If that were a road race I'd be scared.