Final Crit Race - Daily Timeline

5:00 a.m. Woke up / hit snooze

5:07 a.m. Woke up again

5:20 a.m. Dressed & out the door

5:28 a.m. Arrive @ Give Yoga studio

5:32 a.m. Realize my yoga partner is not coming, It's me & one other student

6:05 a.m. This downward dog to warrior pose is kicking my ass

6:30 a.m. Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatnam - Yoga ends

6:35 a.m. It takes all my will power, but I don't stop for my after yoga Gibson's
donuts.

7:15 a.m. Help make breakfast & school lunch

7:30 a.m. Eldest child out the door

8:30 a.m. Head to work

1:30 p.m. Decide to go buy new tennis shoes

3:15 p.m. Pick up eldest from school

3:35 p.m. Eat a turkey sandwich from Vanelli's Deli, skip the chips, wheat bread

3:45 p.m. Drop eldest at tutor. Sit in car & watch Treme on Ipad (Great Show)

4:20 p.m. Tutor over

4:30 p.m. Drop eldest at home, throw on bib & T-shirt, load gear bag & bike

5:05 p.m. Arrive at Tiger Lane

5:18 p.m. Registered

5:25 p.m. Dressed, tire pressure set, ready to warm up

5:35 p.m. Legs feeling good, nerves....not so much

5:42 p.m. All riders at the line, I'm positioned on the third row

5:45 p.m. 3.2.1. Go

5:46 p.m. I make it through the first corner, sitting mid pack

5:50 p.m. Red Ant attacks, big acceleration. (thanks Farmer) I grind hard & am
able to hold the wheel in front of me. Drop avoided.

5:52 p.m. Rider down entering the concourse

5:55 p.m. Pace settles / still sitting mid pack. Feeling good

5:59 p.m. 5 laps left board comes out, I'm still in it

6:02 p.m. 3 laps left, we enter the first turn, big crash. Peleton gets split.
I hammer again and close the gap on the front 7-8 riders. Heart rate
spikes.

6:04 p.m. 1 lap left board comes out. I'm sitting top 10, not out riding solo.
I crack a smile.

6:06 p.m. I enter the final corner, get into the drops & out of the saddle. This
was my first opportunity to sprint to the line. Felt great. I cross the
finish line.

6:10 p.m. I ride to my car & change clothes. I want to do the Carlton dance, but
I keep it cool, like I've done this before.

I hung around and watched the Cat 4's and the Cat 1,2,3's

7:45 p.m. Arrive at Young Avenue Deli - Let the cold beers begin.

8:30 p.m. Get handed a celebratory shot of Jagermeister. Seemed cool at the time,
not so cool the next morning. (Thanks FOIL w/ DI2)

9:00 p.m. Someone in the group orders Pimento Cheese Fries, Unbelievable!

9:30 p.m. A friend and I walk across the Street for sushi at Doe and a PBR. I
would regret this also in the morning.

10:25 p.m. Back home

10:28 p.m. OUT!