Ugh!

I'm not ready for Bump 'N Grind and have decided to lay off racing until the Fall when a couple of endurance events kick off. If everything works out, I'll give those a shot and go into the winter months more focused on training. In the meantime, I've pretty much decided to just ride for fun and gradually - hopefully - work myself back into form.

Catching up.

I haven't posted in ages and I really don't know why other than it just slipped my mind. In any event, my training is s-l-o-w-l-y coming along, but I'm worried I won't be ready for Bump 'n Grind in a few weeks and may have to skip it. I don't see the point in going all the way over to Birmingham, spending all that money, only to get thumped like an overweight cat-3. I'll know more as race day draws closer.

In other news, The Mississippi River is still overflowing its banks and threatening cities from St. Louis to New Orleans. The ensuing flood is expected to be the worst in over 70 years and is drawing comparisons to the great flood of 1927.

The clean up continues from the tornadoes that hit the area a few days ago. I fortunately didn't sustain any damage, but an area maybe a mile south of my house got hit rather hard. I noticed several demolished homes and broken trees as I rode south of town.