So I learned my lesson last week not to ’simplify’ things by doing 30 on 30 off. The workout is 15sec on, 15sec off for a reason. Ok, I get it. There are just so many on parts in 10 minutes – 20! I have a hard time with a lot of efforts. Tuesday, however, I managed to keep it together and did the two sets of 10 minutes.

Once again though, I didn’t really follow the directions. I did them too hard, and I suffered. 150% of my current threshold of about 350 would make for 525. There were 40 ‘on’ periods in the 20 minutes of painful microbursts, and I think all but a couple were over 600. I kinda knew that while I was doing the work, but I couldn’t help myself once I got going. It was hard, I suffered badly, but I liked the big numbers. 600+ is pretty cool to look at. Is that weird? I need something like that to keep me going in moments of intense agony – case in point.

It was kinda funny doing the intervals on the levee. I’d catch people, then it would look like I attacked them, only to stop, heaving for breath 15 seconds later. They’d get close, then I’d ‘attack’ them again for 15 seconds. My final interval stopped in all of its slobbery, ugly-faced glory right in front of some unsuspecting walker. If she thought bike riders were weird before…

Anyhow, the results of the fun:

SRM #1:
Duration: 9:47
Work: 208 kJ
TSS: 18.5 (intensity factor 1.065)
Norm Power: 352
VI: 0.99
Distance: 6.561 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 758 354 watts
Cadence: 29 109 85 rpm
Speed: 29.2 49 40.2 kph
Pace 1:13 2:03 1:29 min/km
Temperature: 18 19 19.0 Celsius

I’m still moderately disappointed that the Normalized Power is so low on these. I know, I know, I get it, but still, I figure if I spend about 5 minutes over 600 watts in a 10 minute period, the NP should be through the roof! Alas, it’s not to be. Oh well, I tell you what though – my body’s NP says that wasn’t 350 watts. I’ll ride 350 watts for an hour no problem, but you won’t catch me dead doing microbursts for an hour. I’ll die.

SRM #2:
Duration: 9:50
Work: 218 kJ
TSS: 19.8 (intensity factor 1.1)
Norm Power: 363
VI: 0.98
Distance: 5.55 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 761 369 watts
Cadence: 32 112 84 rpm
Speed: 24.4 43.2 33.9 kph
Pace 1:23 2:28 1:46 min/km
Temperature: 18 20 18.5 Celsius

I went harder on the second one. It tickled. I started each off with a 5-7 second ’sprint’ of sorts to get me up to wattage and speed, then I’d sit down and pound out the last few seconds whilst trying to recover before I even stopped to get ready for the next one, which was always way too soon in coming.

The workout was supposed to finish up with 10 sprints, but I only managed 6. I was completely done in after #6. To describe my ride home as a limp is giving me too much credit.

Entire workout (213 watts):
Duration: 2:06:43 (2:09:29)
Work: 1617 kJ
TSS: 131.4 (intensity factor 0.789)
Norm Power: 260
VI: 1.22
Distance: 64.393 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1201 213 watts
Cadence: 29 251 80 rpm
Speed: 0 53.6 30.5 kph
Pace 1:07 0:00 1:58 min/km
Temperature: 18 23 20.4 Celsius

Wednesday’s workout is 4×15 at 300ish. It was easy last week, so I hope it stays the same this week.

I don’t even know where to begin. I think I’ll just post the data first, then come back with the story. It was arguably the most difficult day I’ve ever spent on a bike. 80 miles in the break was enough to bring me to my knees, and the final 20 or so miles doing everything I could to not get dropped by the lead group was just that little bit extra to have me groveling and begging for the finish line.

12th after THAT kind of a day – I’m happy. I’m really happy.

The Race:
Duration: 4:30:19 (4:30:23)
Work: 4404 kJ
TSS: 384.8 (intensity factor 0.924)
Norm Power: 305
VI: 1.12
Distance: 164.202 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 870 272 watts
Cadence: 29 200 83 rpm
Speed: 0 60.4 36.4 kph
Pace 0:60 0:00 1:39 min/km
Temperature: 10 25 19.5 Celsius

So that’s the data for the full race. I’ll break it down a bit from there.

The Break:
Duration: 3:31:37 (3:31:41)
Work: 3585 kJ
TSS: 318.3 (intensity factor 0.95)
Norm Power: 313
VI: 1.11
Distance: 127.768 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 870 282 watts
Cadence: 29 200 82 rpm
Speed: 0 60.4 36.2 kph
Pace 0:60 0:00 1:39 min/km
Temperature: 10 25 19.3 Celsius

I’d say that’s the biggest effort I’ve ever done in my meager little ‘career.’ It’s not much in comparison to the really fast people, but I’ll take it, smile, and be satisfied…for the time being. I absolutely know that there’s more to come this year. I feel great. I can’t wait to see what I can do with a little discipline, some focus, and some hard training. It feels good too to be riding with a fun, solid, strong team. Good things to come.

Oh, and one more thing – I missed the break to start with. It went right in front of me, two guys, including my Monroe training partner and friend, James Bagley, rolled off almost immediately. I sat there, twiddled my thumbs, then another guy went, and I followed him. They had about a five minute head start though, so it took a bit of time to get across…like 45 minutes. Argh.

Bridging To The Break:
Duration: 44:48
Work: 911 kJ
TSS: 87.1 (intensity factor 1.08)
Norm Power: 356
VI: 1.05
Distance: 29.146 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 870 339 watts
Cadence: 37 120 84 rpm
Speed: 11.6 57.6 39.0 kph
Pace 1:03 5:10 1:32 min/km
Temperature: 10 16 13.0 Celsius

Again, I’ll post more later, much, much more, but hopefully this will suffice for now. Thanks for reading!

It’s almost midnight, and I’m supposed to be waking up in about five hours. Before I head to bed, there’s dinner to eat though. I’m kinda sorta really excited about that. We’re in Baton Rouge right now at our good friend Liz Jurey’s house, so Ashley and Liz are working magic over in yonder kitchen. I can’t wait to see what they made. As for me, I just finished my work for Sunday, so I’m allowed a couple minutes to post to the site, right?

In just over eight hours time, I’ll be rolling out at my first ever Rouge-Roubaix – 100 miles of bike racing, 30 of which are dirt. I’m excited.

Today’s ride was a bright and early one: 700am for the Giro. I got up as late as possible, but still made it in time. I felt ok during the ride. I made a few efforts, a couple big ones, and got home tired, but satisfied.

Entire workout (224 watts):
Duration: 2:23:33 (2:26:08)
Work: 1933 kJ
TSS: 178 (intensity factor 0.862)
Norm Power: 285
VI: 1.27
Distance: 77.459 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1047 224 watts
Cadence: 29 253 81 rpm
Speed: 0 57 32.4 kph
Pace 1:03 0:00 1:51 min/km
Crank Torque: 0 117.2 26.4 N-m
Temperature: 11 24 14.1 Celsius

I made a couple of solid efforts during the day, but this one, late in the ride, was the one I’m happiest about:

Rode Away:
Duration: 6:43
Work: 157 kJ
TSS: 15.3 (intensity factor 1.169)
Norm Power: 386
VI: 0.99
Distance: 4.677 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 909 390 watts
Cadence: 59 95 84 rpm
Speed: 34.8 48 41.8 kph
Pace 1:15 1:43 1:26 min/km
Crank Torque: 0 117.2 44.4 N-m
Temperature: 14 16 15.4 Celsius

It was enough to get a big gap. I was happy with that one, especially because I had more in the tank. I had fantasies about doing the same thing in tomorrow’s race, but then I remembered I was only about 2 hours into my ride. The race will be won somewhere around 4 hours in tomorrow. Argh. I don’t know about all of that.

After the ride, I hopped in the car and drove to Baton Rouge to meet up with Ashley. She went up earlier in the day to visit the farmer’s market with Liz and Jacob Lewis. It sounds like they had a blast. That’s all well and good, but the real fun started when I arrived: story time at Barnes and Noble. Liz works at B&N, so we spent most of the afternoon there. We loved it.

Alright, it’s dinner time. More soon. Hopefully I’ve got something good in me for tomorrow…

Today was a good day. We got our second straight day of cloudless wonder. The weather was so excellent, Ashley even came out to ride. It was quite the special day in our household. Ashley broke out of her winter slumber and attempted exercise. It was great having her along for her first real ride in New Orleans.

We rode to the levee, because it’s the best place to go when the traffic heats up and the day is drawing to a close. Speaking of traffic, it was pretty crappy today, so it wasn’t the best introduction to New Orleans bike riding for Ashley, but it went ok. Once we got to the levee, Ashley and I chatted a little while longer, then I shed clothes, rolled up my leg warmers and got to business: 4×15 minutes in the 300 watt range.

Once I got going, I realized that I was feeling pretty alright, so the 300 watt goal was tossed out pretty much immediately.

SRM #1:
Duration: 15:03
Work: 288 kJ
TSS: 23.5 (intensity factor 0.968)
Norm Power: 319
VI: 1
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 8.804 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 221 411 319 watts
Cadence: 77 98 87 rpm
Speed: 26 38.2 35.1 kph
Pace 1:34 2:18 1:43 min/km
Temperature: 17 20 18.3 Celsius

After #1, I took a minute breather, then slid right into #2. I felt even better for the second one, so I went a little bit harder.

SRM #2:
Duration: 15:02
Work: 296 kJ
TSS: 24.8 (intensity factor 0.995)
Norm Power: 328
VI: 1
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 9.523 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 200 447 328 watts
Cadence: 62 107 88 rpm
Speed: 27.4 47.6 38.0 kph
Pace 1:16 2:11 1:35 min/km
Temperature: 17 17 17.0 Celsius

#2 was grand, but 3 and 4 were going to be even better. I took a moment after the second set to bemoan the fact that my chain sounded like a dying hyena. I think I should really work on lubing it on a regular basis. I think it’s still reeling from its ride in the snow last week.

SRM #3:
Duration: 15:04
Work: 300 kJ
TSS: 25.4 (intensity factor 1.006)
Norm Power: 332
VI: 1
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 9.171 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 214 624 332 watts
Cadence: 66 102 87 rpm
Speed: 27 42.2 36.5 kph
Pace 1:25 2:13 1:39 min/km
Temperature: 15 17 16.0 Celsius

I figured that I was going to start feeling pretty tired after the third one, but nope, #4 was the best yet…and I went a little longer to catch up with Ashley. It was cool. I’m not saying that it was anything amazing, but the difference in just over a week’s time is pretty wild. I did the same hour of effort last time and 320 was wickedly painful. I’ll take any improvement I can get.

SRM #4:
Duration: 16:48
Work: 345 kJ
TSS: 30.3 (intensity factor 1.039)
Norm Power: 343
VI: 1
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 10.977 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 208 476 342 watts
Cadence: 68 95 87 rpm
Speed: 31 42.6 39.2 kph
Pace 1:25 1:56 1:32 min/km
Temperature: 15 15 15.0 Celsius

The ride home was amusing. Ashley had a complete come apart. Poor thing. She was tired and hungry and cold by the time we got home. She imparted much wisdom upon me all the way to our front door about all of the things she wanted to eat and was going to eat. She ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich when we got in, then spent the next hour or two in bed, moaning about exhaustion. Haha. She’ll be riding a lot more now since the weather is improving. Give her a couple of weeks, and she’ll be flying. I can’t wait.

Entire workout (221 watts):
Duration: 2:10:40 (2:24:57)
Work: 1733 kJ
TSS: 153.6 (intensity factor 0.84)
Norm Power: 277
VI: 1.25
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 65.729 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 624 221 watts
Cadence: 29 211 84 rpm
Speed: 0 47.6 30.2 kph
Pace 1:16 0:00 1:59 min/km
Temperature: 14 24 17.2 Celsius

After a hectic last couple of days, I settled back down to that other thing I do from time to time – biking. I had a mean workout on hand for today courtesy Matt McNamara – 2 sets of 15 seconds on, 15 seconds off for 10 minutes. The on part of the interval was at 150% of threshold, which makes for something in the 500-550 watt range. The workout would finish with 10×10 second sprints. In short, this was a workout to test for everything that I’m no good at. I have a hard time with quick, repeated efforts, and I’m most definitely a crappy sprinter. With that in mind, I was feeling frisky as I left the house today…

I rolled nice and steady for about an hour then got myself ready for business. The first 15 second efforts was hardly noticeable, but after #2, it started to be a bit painful. By #12, I was hurting, but still in control, and that was the theme of the first ten minutes: tough, but doable.

Set One:
Duration: 9:48
Work: 197 kJ
TSS: 16.4 (intensity factor 1.001)
Norm Power: 330
VI: 0.99
Distance: 6.891 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 830 335 watts
Cadence: 31 116 88 rpm
Speed: 30.8 51.8 42.2 kph
Pace 1:09 1:57 1:25 min/km
Temperature: 13 14 13.8 Celsius

Each of the 20 micro-bursts was right around the 550 mark, with a couple a bit above and a couple just below. The graph is really pretty, lots of little, uniform spikes.

For the second set, for some reason, I figured I’d make it a bit easier on my head and just do 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off. The 20 micro-bursts in the first set were a bit much on my head. I figured 10 would be better. So I went with 30 seconds. Bad, bad, bad call. Talk about a different experience. Yikes. I was majorly hurting after #5, and it did not get any better. I did all of these in the 550 range as well, but check out the difference in the average and normalized power…

Set Two:
Duration: 9:29
Work: 196 kJ
TSS: 22.9 (intensity factor 1.203)
Norm Power: 397
VI: 1.15
Distance: 5.656 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 712 344 watts
Cadence: 31 109 83 rpm
Speed: 25 45 35.8 kph
Pace 1:20 2:24 1:41 min/km
Temperature: 13 14 13.6 Celsius

It really was harder! Substantially harder. The NP was 330 in the first one, compared to almost 400 in the second! Wow. It was wickedly painful, but at least for good cause. I guess I should do a little homework and learn a little bit more about the normalized power algorithm.

The moral of the story, do what you’re told, when your coach tells you to. Don’t be like me and restructure things because you think they might be easier on your head…at least with this stuff. Repeat after me, Jered: Micro-bursts, not 30-second bursts.

Entire workout (230 watts):
Duration: 2:36:10 (2:42:16)
Work: 2158 kJ
TSS: 179.7 (intensity factor 0.831)
Norm Power: 274
VI: 1.19
Distance: 82.059 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1154 230 watts
Cadence: 30 192 76 rpm
Speed: 0 57.6 31.5 kph
Pace 1:03 0:00 1:54 min/km
Temperature: 11 28 13.5 Celsius

The rest of the workout was pleasant. I spent some time riding around the desolate expanse of the abandoned Six Flags just to the east of New Orleans. It’s a bizarre feeling riding around a deceased amusement park. As for the sprints, they were…sprints. They all ended up in the 1000 watt range, with a couple going a bit bigger. My legs were jell-o by the last one. They still feel a bit wobbly.

Tomorrow is 4×15 minutes of tempo. No worries there.

The Croatia piece is done. I’ll post it soon. I also finished the Garmin review. I’ll post that on here as well soon. Tons of work just finished up. I’m excited to be done with that big batch of work. Now it’s time to get on some new projects. I’ll take a few days to appreciate the feeling of completion though.

Ashley says hi!

I think I have spent more time on my upcoming article on Croatia than I ever have on a piece. I’m not kidding! I bet I spent at least three hours working just on the pictures, and then there was most of today, which was spent tap tap tapping away. The result? I thought it was special, then Ashley said she thought it was the best I’ve ever written. That made me blush. I feel like I spoke my feelings about istria. I think that’s the most important thing.

My day’s work on PEZ is done, now it’s time to head home. I’ve got a leaking nose, a pounding headache, and an itching to sleep in my own bed. Here I come Ashley and Narc. Only eight hours between me and some real rest.

I woke up feeling crusty. That’s putting it mildly. My legs greeted me with anguished cries. I responded with a bowl of Lucky Charms, or rather, Marshmallow Matey’s, as my off brand is called. I felt better after that.

We rode from Cleve’s to the race. It was a nice morning ride of just under an hour to the race. It was cold, but I at least had enough clothes on. That’s always nice.

So, the race…

A break went away almost immediately, but it was big and unwieldy, so it came back, only to go away again with a slightly shuffled mix, and this was the break of the day. There’s not much to add to the race report after this. Ion put three into the move, with Cleve making it across last in yet another beautiful move. Cleve is a genius when it comes to going at the right time. I tip my hat in his honor.

Behind, there was some attacking, some hard riding, some slow riding, a lot of frustrated bike racers, and a meh kind of day. New addition, Ben Zawacki, rode a solid finale to take 4th, with Cleve following right behind, and Oneal showing some ever improving form with 10th on the day. Andy got away late and pulled in 11th, which was good for no money and no points. Haha. Andy is still rocking and rolling. He and Ben should be hoping for the win next weekend at Rouge-Roubaix. We’re all excited about the race in Louisiana on the 7th. I’m excited because it’s as close to a home race as I’m going to get this year I think. Ha.

Race:
Duration: 2:18:58
Work: 2065 kJ
TSS: 189.6 (intensity factor 0.905)
Norm Power: 299
VI: 1.21
Distance: 92.989 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1082 248 watts
Cadence: 29 249 85 rpm
Speed: 5.2 71.4 40.1 kph
Pace 0:50 11:32 1:30 min/km
Crank Torque: 0 115.5 27.4 N-m
Temperature: 13 19 16.2 Celsius

The ride home after the race was a pleasant experience. I’m happy with the four days of training here. I think I did 16 hours in the four days. I can’t ask for much better than that at this point.

Entire workout (207 watts):
Duration: 4:13:11 (5:45:43)
Work: 3137 kJ
TSS: 276 (intensity factor 0.809)
Norm Power: 267
VI: 1.29
Distance: 142.92 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1082 207 watts
Cadence: 29 252 80 rpm
Speed: 0 71.4 33.9 kph
Pace 0:50 0:00 1:46 min/km
Crank Torque: 0 115.5 24.7 N-m
Temperature: 7 23 16.0 Celsius

Next up? I’m driving to Athens with Oneal tonight, then I’m going to pick up some money and do some work Monday morning, before getting on the road after that. I had originally planned on doing some coverage of the Kenda Pro Cycling camp, but I feel like I’ve got a sickness on the way, and I need to lay low for a few days. It would be most inconsiderate if I infected a whole team. Don’t you think?

I have to admit, I was more than a little nervous about today’s race. I had no idea what I was in for in my first race of 2010. My preparation has been less than stellar, in particular, February training was almost non-existent until about a week ago. So with that in mind, we headed to what’s probably my favorite race course: Fork Shoals. I got my first ever win at Fork Shoals in February of 2007. In September of that year, I spent most of the race off the front with Andy in the early break and we dominated the results. The next year, I had another solid race, and now, in my fourth race on this course, I would get my first try as a part-time bike racer.

We had a big squad on hand for the day. We were in different jerseys and kits, but there was no doubting who my teammates were. It was cool. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of my own teammates wearing all the same clothes, but this team is a squad of characters, and even in different garb, it was like one big happy family.

The race started off fast and aggressive as races typically do. Geoff Mina got things going appropriately by making the early four-up break. Step 1 of game plan taken care of. After that, there was a lot of nothing. I didn’t move from last wheel for the first 50 miles. Eric and I had a lovely discussion on pretty much everything. Sometime early on, new teammate, Ben Zawacki, came to grief and broke a spoke(s). His race ended almost as soon as it started. It’s a shame, because he has been killing it in the collegiate races so far this year. I’m sure he’ll have some fire for Sunday’s race.

Once the early break came back with about two to go (30 miles), it was time to get to racing. So I did. I moved up and then we had at it. Moves were constantly going and coming back and it was fun.

Race:
Duration: 3:03:50
Work: 2771 kJ
TSS: 275.8 (intensity factor 0.949)
Norm Power: 313
VI: 1.25
Distance: 120.298 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1033 251 watts
Heart Rate: 0 209 33 bpm
Cadence: 29 237 85 rpm
Speed: 12.6 67.2 39.3 kph
Pace 0:54 4:46 1:32 min/km
Crank Torque: 0 114.3 27.9 N-m
Temperature: 13 22 18.0 Celsius

Eventually, Cleve got away with another rider (Bruce Humphries), and just a little bit after that, I got away with another guy. The order would stay like this for most of the final hour. I almost made it across to Cleve, but couldn’t quite do it. I didn’t. It was frustrating, but I gave all I had for the day, that’s for sure. We had a big gap leading into the final part of the course. I thought I had 3rd wrapped up all the way till the final 300 meters. Right as our break started to get pulled back in, I jumped on an attacker’s wheel and figured he’d take me to my 3rd place finish, but he fell apart too, and just as I started whatever I had left for a sprint, the swarm descended upon us. I sat up. I was tired. I might have made the top 15?

Cleve and Bruce held off the field, but Cleve couldn’t hold off Bruce. Cleve got a fine 2nd place though. Cleve never ceases to impress me. I talked to Eric about Cleve today, and I said that I could only dream of suffering the way Cleve does. He turns himself inside out so well. It’s a gift, a talent. He’s aggressive at the right times, and he has no problem hurting himself in mean ways. I hope I can pick up some of that ability this year.

On the other side of the spectrum, Andy is a juggernaut. He killed it in the bunch sprint to take 3rd. He’s going really well right now. I’m excited to see what he has in store for 2010.

That’s a pretty nice result for our first race together. I’ll fully admit that I wasn’t expecting anything like that. I wasn’t expecting that kind of ride out of me, that’s for sure. Everyone rode well today, and I’m sure it’ll only get better.

Off The Front:
Duration: 44:37
Work: 819 kJ
TSS: 78.5 (intensity factor 1.028)
Norm Power: 339
VI: 1.11
Distance: 28.691 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 992 306 watts
Heart Rate: 0 0 0 bpm
Cadence: 29 125 85 rpm
Speed: 18.4 58.8 38.6 kph
Pace 1:01 3:16 1:33 min/km
Crank Torque: 0 114.3 34.4 N-m
Temperature: 16 20 18.1 Celsius

The numbers off the front for 45 minutes aren’t in any way impressive. I really didn’t have much else though. I was tired, my legs hurt, my arms hurt, it was pretty weak. Ah well. With that said, I’m pretty excited about that performance as my first race after a really spotty last month or so of training. If that’s the worst that I ride all year, I think it’ll be a reasonable season.

This is a pretty crappy race recap. I hate race recaps. I’m also really sleepy. So it’ll have to do for now.

Today’s ride ended up an hour longer than yesterday. I got it started off peacefully with a quick ride up Paris Mountain. I have to admit, I’ll never be able to ride that climb without smiling to myself at least a little bit. It’s a happy place for me.

We rode an awesome route today, once again up to the north, then straight west to the top of Caesars Head. The straight west part was an incredible, smooth dirt road. There was a wee problem though – there has been snow on the road there for a long while, and it’s just finally starting to melt, which means: some dry spots, some snowy spots, and mostly lots and lots of mud. It was a dirty, happy time.

The rest of the ride was once again solid. We have a good time riding bikes. I like that. At the end of the day, I got home tired and ready for some eating. We went out to dinner again and once again the conversation was jumping, the food great, and there were very few times that I wasn’t smiling. Then again, that’s not saying much.

Entire workout (221 watts):
Duration: 4:33:03 (5:00:07)
Work: 3617 kJ
TSS: 302.6 (intensity factor 0.815)
Norm Power: 269
VI: 1.22
Distance: 135.771 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 807 221 watts
Cadence: 29 219 77 rpm
Speed: 0 67 29.8 kph
Pace 0:54 0:00 2:01 min/km
Crank Torque: 0 93.1 28.1 N-m
Temperature: 5 16 10.3 Celsius

Tomorrow, it’s bike racing time. The Greenville Spring Series is heading to one of my favorite courses: Fork Shoals. I got my first ever win on that course. Like Paris Mountain, I’ll never be able to ride there without thinking about that first win. I can guarantee a second win on that course will not happen tomorrow. Not to be negative, but it would take a miracle. Let’s just say, I’m not quite as prepared as I was three years ago. That’s fair, right?