Harvest Mooned
"One Word Was What You Did To Me"
Okay, so we had the big bike meet up in Ogden tonight. I am up late (for an old man like myself), trying to figure it all out in my head.
I was pretty pumped for this one as I wanted (and still do) to make up for a pretty-not-so-incredibly-awesome second half of the season. Plus, I won it back in 2004 when it was Haley's first bike race, so I wanted to pay the same respect to Morgan, but alas it was not to be.
Things started off pretty hot straightaway and that's the way (uh-huh, uh-huh) I like it. Before I knew what'd happened I was in a break of 5 without trying. We rolled pretty steady. It was one of those nights where nothing hurts, so I couldn't believe it when we saw the tail end of the pack. Absolutely no offense to anyone, but it really seemed easy. I seem to get 2-3 days like that every year. Whatever, back to story. We lap 'em and there's about 20 minutes to go. Sandy does an awesome job at keeping me safe. With a lap to go, Hardwood jumps going into the second turn, and then "someone" took the whole field into the curb. When I got going, Hardwood had 5 bike lengths with half a lap to go. I went for all I was worth and got beat by half a wheel. I am not sweating Hardwood, he rode an awesome race as always. I am trying to avoid "calling anyone out" or starting some retarded biking public feud, and all this is my interpretation and I'm sure others would see it differently, blah, blah, blah.
My whole point is not that I "woulda, coulda, shoulda" won, just that I would've liked to have the chance to try for it in a straight up sprint.
To you: I am not a bitter guy. At least not as bitter as I like to pretend to be. I'll get over this. It cracks me that the first time we met you said to me "You should quit racing... You are dangerous", and now you pull this kinda stuff, but whatever.
For what it's worth (probably not so much), this just adds to the fire of "Stage 4 Owns You". I am not going to make any grandiose promises of killing it next year as right now I have no idea what I'll be doing to make a living come January, and taking care of the fam is priority 1. I will say that when it's cold and shitty out, and I don't wanna go... I'll think of you. So, thanks.
None of ya'lls can get me down.
Keep fighting Turbo!!