TV is dumb

Last night I needed to do an easy recovery ride so I headed out into the rain which was almost sleet and did a little ride. It was dark and wet and windy and quite chilly. I had a blast though. Of course, I wasn't going for a very long ride so I was done before the fun ended and the cold set in. I liked to think of it as "climatic conditioning" for nationals. I want to be prepared for any type of weather. I actually rode to the Madnorski meeting and everyone thought I was a little nuts but then they like to rollerski so they aren't so sane themselves. Contrary to what people might think given that I plan to bike until mid-December I am excited about nordic skiing. I hope I haven't forgotten everything I learned as I did sign up to do the Kortie again this year. Hopefully taking a year off means that I have forgotten all my bad skiing habits and will be better. Or not.

Tonight I rode home from work in the pouring rain and decided that I would not go back out for another ride but would just do a short, easy trainer ride instead. Ever notice that time goes very slowly when you ride your trainer. It reminded me why I stopped riding my trainer.

Oh, and did you see that TV show House that had cross racers featured in it. I remember when they were casting for that. It may be the lamest cross race ever depicted on tv . . . oh wait it is probably the only one. House is a doctor show . . . a cranky doctor show actually . . . anyway, of course the cyclist was a doper with a mysterious ailment. The best part though was the ill cross racer guy was fabulously wealthy. Now that part is the craziest part of all. I mean he wasn't Belgian or anything. Crazy tv shows anyway making the kids think you can get rich as a pro-cross racer. Only in Hollywood.