Six weeks. That's about how long its been. Only been back on the bike for roughly two weeks. Sunday is my first race back. An 11 mile Time Trial. The race of truth as they call it.
No hiding in the pack, no coasting while sucking wheel. Just you and your bike toughing it out against the clock. And the clock is a merciless opponent.
You know what TT's remind me of? Holding a heavy book in your hands above your head. It just hurts more and more as time wears on. Know what I mean? That incessant dogged soreness, that burn of fatigue...
Got my TT bike all pimped out with Wheelbuilder aero wheel covers, a shiny new Aero helmet. I'll look fast anyway. Don't know how strong I'll be but I'm going to give it all I got, cause that's the only way I know how anyway. Because after all;
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift."--Steve Prefontaine
Eric J
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