Ready or not...it's time to race!!!

Pinch me....I can't believe tomorrow is race day!!!

There are over 900 racers pre-registered for the Barry-Roubaix.

And there are going to be 10 kegs waiting at the finish line for incentive to go fast :-)

The first bike race of the season is always scary, because it's moment of truth time. No matter what training you did over the winter, you never really know what shape you are in until the promoter says "go," right??? Right now I'm trying to think back over the last couple of months, and for some reason I drawing a complete blank about workouts. I know I didn't just sit on my butt all winter long.....

I have to admit that I haven't been paying that much attention to this race (until today) because I'm training straight through it. A lot of my friends have been pre-riding the course multiple times over the last couple of months, but I was never able to get down there. Now I wish that I would have because I don't remember much from last year. Luckily it's mostly dirt/paved roads, so I guess I don't have to worry about anything super technical right??? I guess I can always watch this (while drinking coffee and sitting in a warm house) to refresh my memory.

Initially I was hoping to race on my Chili, but it's still getting built up. Plus, I've learned enough over the last couple of years to know that it's smart to get fit to a bike before jumping on it and racing 65 miles! So my Mamasita is going out for one last hurrah!

Speaking of my Mamasita...I finally took it off of my trainer. On Wednesday I decided that I should probably take it into the Ada Bike Shop to have Ted look at it before racing on it. It's a very good thing that I did as the parts were completely trashed. Apparently I did a lot of spinning this winter :-)

Today is going to be pretty busy. I feel like I have to dust off the "winter cobwebs" and get my gear together. Like I said, I'm doing this race strictly for training, and I want to be deep in the pain cave. And I have no doubt that I will be. Barry-Roubaix is basically a road race, and the majority of people will be on cross bikes. Trying to keep up on my mountain bike is going to HURT!!!! It will be very good practice for Paris-Ancaster!

Well, time to start figuring out what I'm going to wear tomorrow. To tell you the truth, I think the hardest thing about this race is going to be the weather. It's going to be so cold at the start....waaaaah. I think the temperature high for tomorrow is going to be 33 degrees which means we will be freezing in the morning. Michigan is not cooperating with an early spring, that's for sure.