Cascade Day 3 - TT and More

Today was the time trial! You might think that a 16-mile race would be simple with regards to logistics. You would be wrong. Let's see some numbers:

• 6 racers
• 8 bikes (6 TT bikes + 2 road bikes for warmup)
• 5 disc wheels
• 3+ mechanical issues
• 1 set of rollers
• 2 trainers
• 2 coolers
• 3 chairs (yes, I know, not enough for everyone at once) thus -
• 1 blanket
• 3 large beach towels
• 6 start times
• 1 follow car
• 1 doping control call-up

And those are only the things I can remember now...at midnight...

Luckily I was still home in time to float the river with the team and some of the HB kiddos. For consistency's sake:

• 7 girls
• 6 boys
• 1 minivan
• 1 HB team van
• 3 air mattresses
• 3 donut floaties
• 2 marshmallow man chairs
• 1 really cold sit-in-the-water floatie
• 1 spillway
• 1 sunburned back

Good times were definitely had by all. Especially when cramming all 13 of us into the HB van.

Finally, we went to dinner at Bend Brewing Co. The food and beer were so-so, but the company was wonderful, temperatures were perfect for patio dining, and we even went for ice cream afterwards.

I'm finally done with my soigneur duties for the evening, and planning on an early morning. We're aiming for a 9am departure for our 74-mile road race with a nice climb up Mt. Bachelor at the end. And I'm looking forward to another day in the caravan!

I Can't Sleep

I can't sleep because I keep playing this weekend's mistakes over and over in my head. I can't sleep because I keep thinking about what I have to do to get stronger. To get smarter. To podium. To win. To do my teammates proud.

I can't sleep because my boyfriend gets home from Redlands in 24 hours or less. I can't sleep because my room is a mess but I don't have the energy to clean it. I can't sleep because I keep getting hungry again every hour. I can't sleep because I'm constantly thirsty.

I can't sleep because I keep thinking about life. About change. About living life to its fullest. About setting new goals. About setting real goals. About setting scary goals.

I can't sleep. But I have to try. Eventually, I'll get there. And then morning will come, too soon.