Tour De Tucson 08

Well,

The tour finished and I think I am finished for the year. It has been a great year of riding capped off with the 26th annual Tour De Tucson. I was without my wingman. Not sure how Maverrick did it without Goose, Bo without Luke, Arnold without Willis, Kevin without Wayne, Victor without Nicki. You all get the picture. I think I could have trained a bit more, but overall I felt good. In spirit of thanksgiving, here are the things I was thankful for during my ride:

* STP 2008 training....got me ready to take on anything
* inspiration to feel a part of my tire in the dark and find a staple before the race started
* Keele and Jonathan for allowing me to crash out their new house the night before
* Peanut butter and banana sandwich...a tradition before any ride
* at mile 20, this guy who was huge and you knew was going to burn out, pulled us for 10 miles into the wind....he dropped immediately after that...I thought of him often during the rest of the ride and how he must be suffering.
* Title Nine Team....A group of ladies from Boulder,CO who set a nice pace...thanks for the miles
* AZ Weather in November....you can't beat it...78 degrees....for most of the ride
* Pulled off a pack of riders right before they all went down.... scary!!
* Kristin and Briggs cheering me on at mile 65....So great they came down...I love em!!
* Tangerine Hill....10 free miles of all out flying
* Cold Orange slices at mile 85....
* Old man Gus who i swear this guy was 70 and pulling a group of us in the last 10 miles....I said I want to be Gus when I am his age
* That final turn before an endurance ride when you feel like a million bucks....love that adrenalin kick...
* Again, K and Briggs cheering me on
* Tranidtional In-n-Out Burger, Fries, Dr.P and strawberry shake.....throwing it down
* Drive home time to reflect
* Nap

As you can see, it was a good ride. I actually knocked off about an hour from last year...however last year we farted around more. My Buddy Dan did it an hour faster then me....Beastmaster

anyway...I think I am done until next March....Solvang is calling. Will be good to ride w/ Beecher clan again.