I was able to make it to the park this morning for some 'cross practice. This was a pretty easy going ride. We only rode three or four loops and we didn't have barriers. I'll have to bring out mine next week. It was the usual crew of Peter, Ryan, and Scott, with Brad pulling up late just before I had to leave.

I feel pretty strong right now. I'm recovered nicely from the weekend and I'm chomping at the bit to race again. Unfortunately, I've got to wait two weeks. I'll be putting the road tires back on for a bit just to keep things nice and easy until then. Maybe I'll go for a run just to shake things up some.

I've got a few easy technical things I'll need to iron out over the next few weeks. My new shoes are awesome for just about everything except getting clipped in fast. Their hard plastic bottoms make it easy to slip off my pedals. The protrusions for clearing mud also make it harder to find the cleat. I think practicing starts will help iron that out. I can't allow another poor start to set a limit on my final place. Another thing I need to do is eliminate the stutter step from my remount--it kills momentum.