This blog hasn't been too busy lately and neither has the rider. I haven't ridden much since October, just here and there for the fun of it. The 2nd half of this year was pretty crummy for cycling....bad weather, no time, no motivation. I finally decided to stop beating myself up for it and just take time off the bike. As the new year approaches I am beginning to get the itch to ride again and I'm starting to think about next season. Nothing really solid planned out but I think Solo 24 hour races will take a back seat to mix of 100 milers and "regular" races. I really want to focus on my speed this year and opposed to getting in only long rides. I want to crank out super fast laps (and maybe turn a lap or two faster than Dave) so that is what I am going to focus on. I still love the long rides, but those will only come on the weekends...now I can focus on shorter (ie. 90 mins) rides during the week to work on speed. That's the plan anyways. I've been known to change my mind on occasion.