Putting it on the line

Now as we exit April it's time to put all the hours of suffering to some good use - racing. There's lots coming up in the next five weeks. This weekend is my third outlaw race, and unnamed epic in the north county that will cover about 80 miles with three significant climbs - all on dirt. It's the day before my birthday so it's going to be my celebratory ride. I'm hosting a cocktail party the night before so this will enforce a bit more sobriety on that activity than is my wont. Two weeks after that is my Cote de Tolosa which should be huge fun, and I mean by that incredibly painful. Then the next two weekends bring the Norcal RR Championships being held on the Mt. Hamilton course followed by the Socal RR Championships being held on a hilly course outside of Bakersfield. I'm going to try and do all of the above although the Mt. Hamilton race will be very difficult because of the amount of driving and the fact that a shuttle needs to be arranged. Then a pretty busy travel schedule in June followed by some bike time in Oregon in July. Maybe a bit more racing to end the summer in style depending on how I'm feeling.