Change of Plans, Again

I never seem to be able to plan anything very far in advance. As soon as I think I have my life sorted, it seems to change pretty quick. Originally I thought that I would still have races left in the US after July, but there were only local races on offer for me. Now that it's September there aren't even local races to do. So, after a week and half off the bike (again, not planned, but very essential thanks to Hobo Harry, as mentioned previously in my blog) I decided that I needed a race that to do. Something to give me motivation for training, and also a bit of hard riding. Looking at what is available, I thought my best option would be Tour of Southland. My original plans were not to race Southland, but rather step in as a team manager, but everything seems to change for me. Seems that my racing plans can change as quick as those f#*&'n c#*% cross winds that I'm so looking forward to on the way to Bluff.

The change of decision to ride Southland at least came well in advance. Other change of plans came a bit more sudden. I thought that Oregon and Minnesota athlete days in October would be my last; but apparently not. Two days after deciding that I'd race Southland, I get a call saying that I was needed to do an athlete day in New Jersey in a weeks time. Ok, cool, a little short notice, but that's cool. Another new state to add to the list. But that's not where it ends; right after that, I get a call telling me I should be racing in DC, right after my trip to NJ. That seemed to work out well, especially since I seem to be in such great form right now. But just as I think I've got everything sorted, I find out I'm not in fact going to DC. Huh, I should really stop trying to plan anything more than a week in advance, even that's pushing it. But I'm not too disappointed, at least not as mush as my girlfriend Ariel who I won't get to see again in DC (see previous post on AADE).

I've learnt my lesson from all this. Don't plan anything in advance, as you never know where you might be sleeping one night to the next. I just hope next time I sleep in some foreign town it's so I can wake up and go to a cool race.

Will report from NJ this week, so keep an eye out, it could get dangerous.