blame it on the rain

i dont like flailing or excuses but im going to blame this on the rain. or my tires. im not the pro team truck full of maxxis tires or power washers. clean clothes, prepared meals. ok thats enough.
thats why i dont race pro, cuz im not one. semi means amateur.

i was wondering how those guys put up with travel, training on the road, food, rest, mud, rain crappy weather sickness, missing everyday home town luxuries like your fave place to eat, your own bed, friends etc. the fast guys that hammer and win week after week in different time zones all over the world, thats not me. im the, you know the working guy that pays the bills buys the parts and gets all the glory.
this is a one man show goin on over here all the wins and failures boil down to me.

having watts comes down to not spinning the wheels in the mud going nowhere.

i thought tree farm won, but i had to leave and get warm. it was soaking wet and cold the course was a shit sandwich, i didnt like it but what can i do, it got delayed 3 hrs, not a good way to spend the afternoon sitting in the car with the heater on wondering when the pissing rain will stop.

i can call it day and go home get ready for the long one tomorrow. im not here racing for 10th so i was around 10th and pissed.

when im done im done so i left early. my bike and clothes are wrecked. i dont have a team mechanic so what, i need replace the brake pads they are gone, go to the car wash and fill the bb with sand, oh thats what that popping noise is. go to the bike shop get some brake pads, wash the clothes and oil the chain 10 times. the course tomorrow is sandy so i dont think it gets muddy.

i watched todd wells go from 3rd to 15th with one crash on the dh. thats got to suck.

well riding around in a grassy field in mushy soup sucks too.

the climbs here are steep