Madison day 1.

another day. another race. for Ben, another top-2o finish but still chasing that point. for me, more chasing around, pre-race feeding and reminders, walking across the pit, getting tips from the big boyz' support, freaking out as he slips back. Actually he didn't slip back much in this race- from a peak at 13 to 19 finish. Todd Wells came into the pit twice in the first three laps - youch - and Jon Baker came into the pit, hand dripping blood, asking for a medic. That was about it though.

The valve core extenders still leak on the A bike. The saddle creaks in the post. Ben's reporting some strange noise from the hub. The things I don't have tools to fix here (hubs) we'll take care of this coming week. Looking forward to two weeks off, some El Duke and some Bike Lust. and some running for me- this schedule made it my shortest running week since May's marathon recovery- 2 days and 8 miles total.