Vacation can mean a lot of things. I guess the last 5 days weren’t ever called a “vacation” from the onset, but rather a “break.” Changing it up a bit this year, I only took about 12 days off between closing out last season and training for this coming season, so Neal thought it’d be a good idea to have a few days off before the next block of training started. Part of the break coming up involved getting myself pretty fried, both mentally and physically, before the break. Sounds like the perfect recipe for a top sporter.
Speaking of recipes…I just finished up my 5 day long Basic Cooking Techniques course at the Culinary School of The Rockies. This cooking class was the core of my “break” - 930am to 3pm daily. Speaking of breaks, my partner in remodel, senor Ryan Hamity, recently broke his radius in the DU Criterium at City Park last Sunday.
So this week, I’ve been in class from 930am-3pm every day and then heading over to the 6th street remodel to paint until 7 or 730 at night. Class has been great - learning to sautee, broil, roast and braise in addition to pan sauces, desserts, salads and soups. Very, very full days on my feet for a “break.” I can say that I’ve been almost as, or more, worn out than I was during 20+ hour training weeks leading up to this week. As tired as I am, it’s been great. I tried not having coffee today and actually had more energy all day, how great is that.
If I’m ever feeling really tired, I’ll just watch the movie I’m watching once again. The Pursuit of Happyness. I swear, half the scenes in this movie are of Will Smith running. Makes me tired just watching him. His tired is easily 10x my tired. And then there is one-handed painting, Ryan Hamity-tired. That’s a whole other story you can find on his website - Ryan Hamity.
Unfortunately, in the DU Crit, Ryan broke his arm and Corey Carlson took a mild spill. However, I had a great ride - putting myself in the right move with strongmen Pete Lapinto, Henk Vogels, Tyler Hamilton, Stefano Barberi, Justin England, Chris Baldwin, Dirk Friel and Jim Mohan. Of course I probably spelled half of those names wrong, but there’s no hate - all love. I think I finished up 7th and was pretty happy about it, seeing as I was one hour away from a relatively long break and completely toasted from the week leading up.
The best part, was that my parents came to see my race and I rode really well. Not a better feeling out there…
Leave a Reply