is official (USAC license required now I think). So, if you’re anywhere near Emmaus, Pa. (or not near Emmaus, PA) and want to have about as much fun as you can, you should go to Fifth Street Cross any Thursday night until sometime in December. Nightime cyclocross on a weekday night. Perfect. Check it out below and at FifthStreetCross.com.

Fifth Street Cross 2009 Week 3 from Dan K on Vimeo.

I’ve done a weeks worth now. I seem to be getting by on 5-6 hours sleep. That is one very cool thing about being fit from racing bikes. You can work at an accelerated pace for quite sometime.

It is strange getting up at 5 for such a long duration. Driving in the dark with the moon up and being at Lowes at 6am. I then stop at Starbucks for a Venti coffee. I see the same people there everyday. And they are buying nearly the same stuff everyday. I would hate being in such a routine. I am in such a routine, but not forever for sure. This “project” is like Groundhog’s Day. It never seems to progress. Everyday I find something new that I wasn’t expecting to do that takes another day. There is no way there is going to be a roof on this structure before it is predicted to rain next Monday. So, I bought enough roofing felt to cover the whole thing and make it pretty water tight. It was a few hundred dollars, but it is good insurance. So, three more days of nearly 70 degrees and then, I don’t know.

There is a Cyclo-X in Topeka at Heartland Park at night. I’m going to go and watch, but I haven’t ridden forever it seems. I thought my hamstrings needed a break, but I cramped in bed at 3 am this morning, so I thing that this time off the bike isn’t quite the rest they were hoping for. Okay. I should get going if I want to keep up the schedule.

I was going to haul my espresso machine down, but had this instant espresso from Europe. It is pretty much the only way to get through the day. I am drinking enormous amounts of coffee.