OK. Finally over. Back in Topeka. I didn’t ride four 4 days. I did run 3 miles and I can barely walk today. Stage racing at Superweek gets to be alittle like Goundhog’s Day (the movie). Day after day (actually, Night after night) of the same schedule. Wake up. Eat. Ride an hour or so. Eat. Nap. Drive to Race. Race. Eat. Drive back. Eat and stress about not sleeping until 2 am. This might be the only place on the planet that you can race 17 days straight. Mainly at dusk. This year the weather was kind. Recently, it’s been in the 90 with super high humidity. This year was quite abit cooler. Which made many of the races quite abit easier. Which is still hard. The best thing about Superweek is that it is free-for-all racing. There is very little that the field can do to contain the eventually breakaways. And the strong guys make the breaks more often than others.

I didn’t keep count, but I think I raced around 11 of the races. I had to miss 3 because of Elite Nationals. I never planned to do so many days, but when Brian got into a winning position, I felt that I should start any race he was going to race. And, then, I stayed the last week and did the rest. Hoping to get out of this thing I’ve got going. It didn’t seem to work, but I didn’t get worse.

Anyway, the season is just half over with cross going until December, so…….. it’s not over until it’s over. I thought of a bunch of stuff I should post, but it slips my mind right now. Something to do with too many miles driving or something if I were to guess.

Going to Jefferson City, MO for the Missouri State Criterium Championships Sunday. Wonder is Huff is going to show? (The way he’s been feeling, he might only lap us once if he came.)

Then either Elk Grove, Tour of KC or Ore to Shore MTB race in Michigan. Criterium Nationals the next weekend after that in Downer’s Grove, then Labor Day in St. Louis. Eventually, I’ll have to get going good.

It has been a hundred thousand degrees in Kansas the past week. I was juggling between going up to Elk Grove of staying local and doing the Tour of Kansas City. Elk Grove was going to be abit anticlimatical since I couldn’t ride for the “real” money, it switching to a PRO only race. Anyway, I was dreading the weekend because of the heat.

And now, after the first stage, a night time criterium in downtown Kansas City , Kansas, I had good reason to dread it. It was a hundred million, gazillion degrees. Even at 9pm. The heat index was way over 100. Anyway, 80 guys lined up for the start, which is good for the race. I think adding another race, making it a 3 race weekend is good. I felt pretty good for the first 30 minutes and really bad the last 40 minutes. I’m not sure how many guys finished, but there are varying guesses from 25 to 35. So, it was hard. Good course though, with a couple big ring climbs per 1 mile lap.

We had the race under control until the end when Brian got into a 5 man group. That wasn’t the “plan”, but in bike racing, plans are ever changing. He did what he’s been doing most the rest of the season and won. Not convincingly, inches, but a good win none the less. It’s scored on points, not time, so nothing is set in stone.

Tomorrow’s racing is scheduled at 2:30. Forecast temperatures around 103. Heat index 115 or so. Should be a really enjoyable afternoon if tonight was any indication.