Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy

 

Interviewing my boss, Wendy...
At the weekly staff meeting...
Coordinating with my 'Man on the Street', Mike...

 

OK, sorry for the lack of updates while track nationals was going on...

 

As a quicklook :

 

5:04.196

DNQ

3, DNQ

3:49.423

 

More descriptively :

 

Wednesday, 4 Oct

 

4 km Individual Pursuit

Got a decent warmup and rode a mostly steady effort.  I was really hoping to get below 5:00, but my best time in this event (Jan '06) is 5:04.054, so I can't complain too much.  The 6 weeks of training paid off, as I was able to regain my fitness and at least be as strong as I was in January.  Now, it's kind of bittersweet, cause I was posting better training times in June before the accident, but what can I say.  It'll all work itself out.  I was actually quite pleased to get that pursuit time - only 4 weeks earlier I had ridden a 5:19.7.  Nice.  The pursuit was basically a success, so anything after that was basically gravy.

 

15 km Scratch Race

Raced a qualifier heat - didn't qualify for the final.  Just raced too conservatively and didn't race with confidence.  Oh, well.

 

Thursday, 5 Oct

 

30 km Points Race

Raced a qualifier heat, scored 3 points - didn't qualify for the final.  Went with a move almost from the gun and scored some points - was working with pro roadie Kirk Albers (Jelly Belly) so that was pretty cool.  Sat in for most of the rest of the race.  Wanted to go with a move at about 30 laps left, but was boxed in and couldn't get out.  Pretty frustrating, as that move stayed out to sweep up most of the rest of the points.  Made a calculated move to try and sprint just as the aforementioned break was lapping the field, but the officials called the break as the group in contention for the points sprint, so my breakaway companion and I were totally shut out of the points.  That really sucked, as I would have then had enough points to advance to the final.  Oh, well, just a gray area kind of call on the part of the officials.  And I lost out.

 

Friday, 6 Oct

 

3 km Mass Start Test

Warmed up okay and posted a 3:49.423.  My best time (also back in Jan '06) is 3:48.029, so I was pretty close to that.  Just didn't really care at this point.  Just went out and rode as hard as I could to finish out the season.  And I've got to say, when it was done I was totally ready for the season to be over.

 

 

So, in celebration of the season being 'officially' over, I drank some beer and rode 101 miles on Saturady and then 102 miles on Sunday.  Monday was off, but the rest of the week is looking like more mileage.  Time to get ready ready for 2007.