7 a.m. start with NO COFFEE. Big mistake, felt kinda logey all day, but soldiered on through staking/taping the course, pruning tree branches, clipping off exposed roots and toting 55 gallon drums. Oh, then there was the hauling of logs, hay bales and walking back and forth along the course dozens of times to move my car and it's load of tools to a more convenient location.
Meanwhile the wind was gusting to 25 mph and threatening to make our racecourse look like either a drunken Christo installation or a field of bedraggled TIbetan prayer flags.
Right around noon, I was pretty cooked and, it being two hours beyond the advertised completion time, quite ready to go. Just then the call comes in that the flyover is on it's way to the site.
Ok, I'll hang around a little longer. What's next?
Unloading the components from the trailer, that's what:
Here, hold this for a minute, would ya?
Ok, once the guys assembling the flyover seem to have things well in hand, I head home and finally swap out my front brake pads (long overdue) and install the shorter handlebar stem I've wanted since I got the XO1 in August. Both operations go quickly and smoothly.
Next I get the car loaded up with my standard race armament PLUS a few extras just for this race (I'll detail these later in my race report). But I keep wondering how the flyover is coming along, so I head back over to sneak another peek:
My those steps look steep! I trotted up... gonna be some sore thighs tomorrow! The crew also added a little skirt to the end of the ramp so descending cyclists can transition back to level ground less abruptly. Nice touch!
Ok, back home, dinner and now let's wrap this post so I can get some proper rest.
EDIT: I forgot that I got this vid-clip of an early test drive:
Minuteman Road Club Flyover - nearly finished! from Russ Campbell on Vimeo.
EDIT: I forgot that I got this vid-clip of an early test drive:
Minuteman Road Club Flyover - nearly finished! from Russ Campbell on Vimeo.
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