Training has been going pretty well. Last week I put together three, solid 4-hour rides and even hit some personal bests for some of the shorter power intervals. Unfortunately, I might have pushed just a little too hard because there was a little pain around the incision the last couple days. It's been five weeks since the surgery, but apparently I'm still not 100%. Oh well, a couple days rest is never a bad thing.
In more important news, the past few days have been a rollercoaster on the Midwest cycling scene. As many of your have heard, the ultimate tragedy occurred at Saturday's state championship road race outside of Peoria. Beth Kobeszka, 24 years old, was killed during an accident in the Women's 4 race. Then, on last night's Monday Night Ride two ABD members crashed and were taken to the hospital. Brian McCrae escaped with a broken clavicle, while Bill Michaux suffered a broken clavicle in addition to pelvic and hip bone fractures. Thanks to all the ABD members who have been checking in on them.
But there have been some bright spots too the past few days: ABD'er Tom Egan has stabilized and is doing better. Josh Carter took the overall win at Proctor, Susan Peithman finished second overall in the Women's Omnium behind two third place finishes, Konrad Witt was crowned the Illinois state road race champion, and Jessi Prinner won the scratch race at the Junior National Track Championships! Congrats to all of them.
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