It was pursuit night last Monday at the track, i had it all planned out for myself -- get up to and hold 43kph. That's all i had to do, and i'd get a solid time. This was after careful consideration of the weather conditions and my fitness. That would get me a time in the mid 5:30's, which would be fine for this time of the year.

Did i listen to myself? Nope.

I started off, and by the time i sat, i saw i was going 45kph.

No prob, i thought, i just kept my legs spinning, no pressure.

Hey all, here's our Thursday night report! We had three in the A field, with Emile, Marty and myself. Marty wasn't feeling too peppy, so volunteered to work for us, and Emile and i agreed to defend whomever was off the front.

Tonite was the first Pursuit night of the year! A small group of us did 3K
efforts to begin the year. Marty rode against Mike Chandler, who's got a
lot of experience in this event, and was nudged out by 7 seconds. Mike got
a big lead on Marty, which he closed a great deal, but in the end Mike
successfully kept the pressure on.

My own effort was against Marcus, and i strategized carefully for this.
First, after racing him on Thursday, i know he's strong, but i'm stronger..
Second, he hasn't really done pursuits, so will likely go out too hard....

Here's a quick summary of the local weekly road race:

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Hey gang, quick race report! Caleb Pike again, the 'Hilly Circuit' course here, it was cool but sunny, and we had 3 peeps out.

Full details posted on my blog:

http://cycling.thenoisies.com/2008/03/first-race-of-year-caleb-pike.asp

In brief:

There are photos as well, we're definitely the most sharp looking riders out there!

Congrats to Kevin who finished 8th in the larger B group (~20 starters) in
his first time on the course, and Marty who finished 11th in his first RR in
several years! I finished 6th in the A's, but it's really not that
impressive, as that's out of six. Nine started, but three DNF'd..haha..
Still, that'll keep my name fairly high in the local league rankings for a