The Bug Has Bitten Me

After such a long 2006 season, I needed a lot of time off the bike to recover. It hasn’t been too hard since the weather here in Boulder has been cold and snowy. They said on the radio that this has been the longest the snow has stayed on the ground in Boulder for as long as they have been keeping records. WOW!!

So last night, while enjoying my new found freedom, I popped in one of my favorite cycling DVD’s: PRO. It was only in for five minutes and the cycling bug bit me right in my recliner. Maybe it was the fact that I watching all the guys I race against on TV? Either way, next thing I know, I was setting up rollers in the living room. It was already 8:30 pm and the bug bit me hard, so I didn’t even bother taking the fenders off. I only rode for an hour and a half but the fact that I did it under these circumstances says a lot about my mental readiness to start racing again.