So much to do and so little time . . .

I've decided that I need more time in my life. And here is my diatribe about why . . .

I've been frantically trying to finish up all the Wisconsin Cross videos and I'm not done yet. I did get Cam-Rock done last night. It's not my finest work but I would rate the music a 7-8 on the "angry" scale so that should make it fun for everyone. I still have to encode it before I can get it on the website but it should be there tonight maybe. I also finished a 10-minute CX Nationals video which I think is pretty cool actually. I don't plan to put that one online but instead will show it at the WCA CX Banquet on January 22. I will also make it available with my 2005 DVD (which I promise will be on the market very soon).

That means I still have to do a season compilation video, Yellowstone Lake, Washington Park and Estabrook. Given that I've decided to stop exercising so I can actually get fully rid of my illness that is lingering on I should be able to get that all done by next weekend.

Of course I am also planning to take photos and video at the Capitol Square Sprints on Saturday and Sunday so I'll have lots of editing to do from those as well. I also am determined to find time to get to the Brazen Dropout Swap on Saturday afternoon between ski races. And, of course, I wouldn't miss the annual sale at A Stone's Throw but that I'll save for Monday when hopefully most things are sold out and I won't be tempted to spend money that I don't have.

I also need to find some time to decide where I will be going next weekend to ski since all of our snow has melted. I'm thinking I'll just go back to Minocqua as it is not such a long drive and I need to go somewhere that I can ski on Sunday morning and still make it back to Delafield by 5pm. I guess I also should be making some arrangements for the weekend after that which is the Noquemanon ski race. However, I'm just taking it one weekend at a time at this point.

Beyond that it's that time of the year when bike clubs need to get organized for the next season so I have an upcoming Mad FORCs steering committee meeting. I feel like I didn't really do a good job with my responsibilities for the FORCs last year. I really want to do better this year and I've got some ideas that hopefully will get us off to a rockin' start. I also need to email everyone who is on the Capitol Velo Club steering committee and get an organizational meeting going as well. Last year we kind of reorganized in CVC and I think we had a lot of great momentum which I hope to carry into '06. I was psyched when so many of my teammates came out to race cross. That was cool!

One thing I won't be doing in 2006 is being the race director for the Badger State Games mountain bike race. I found someone to take over for me and I think it will be good for the event. After about 10 years I was in a rut and really didn't have the energy to build it back up to a big event. Frankly I was happy just putting on a little event so I'm handing the reins over to someone else who can bring some new excitement to the event.

I'm undecided on whether I will once again take on coordinating the weekly corner guard duties for the Practice Crits. Doing the Crits doesn't really fit into my training plan that well given that I'm still just doing base miles that time of year. I like to do it to show that CVC is an involved team that is willing to do its part. After two years though I'm not sure I'm still up to the task of harassing riders to volunteer each week. I think I might just prefer to go for a ride. We'll see. I'm not really good at saying no so I can easily see myself doing this again.

I also need to decide if I want to do the big cross clinic again next year. It was really cool and I had a good time. If I want to make inexpensive again though I need to start figuring out financing/sponsorship now so I can commit one way or another and get on the Cycle-Smart calendar. That is if they're not all booked up already. Adam is a busy guy!

I think that I will buy one of those PowerBall tickets and then I will surely win a million dollars so I can quit my job and free up 8+ hours a day. Wouldn't that be sweet!

Okay, I hope that didn't sound whiney or pathetic. I really love all the stuff I do. I've just been feeling super behind on everything lately and wishing I was more on top of things so I could do more and do it better. Being sick hasn't helped as I have things I need to get done but all I really want to do is take a nap. Then I feel bad as I have been slacking on the training while apparently if you believe everyone else's blog they have been training like racing begins tomorrow. Then I start to question whether I really have what it takes to race the elite cross races . . . and then I wonder if with the new cross categories if I'll even be able to get a chance given that I don't have a good case for an upgrade.

Shortly after I stress about all those things I usually come up with some new cool idea for a bike event of some sort that I decide I just need to organize! Good thing there's nothing to do in the winter . . . oh wait, Dave is the Race Director for the Madnorski races . . . we are clearly insane!