Very cool, Oakleaf!! That's a great measure.

I had the duly planned taper year (though I didn't plan the broken shoulder ). Lacked a lot of fitness and motivation throughout. Whatever. I coached the Death Ride and my people had a great ride and I did the whole thing, so it's all relative and just shows to go you what your head can do when your body is not at its best.

It seems like every few years I have a down year motivation wise and that's just my head telling me it needs a break. That said, my lactate levels are better now than they were in March so I a poised for a good comeback. Still planning out what 2009 will look like. Off to eCycling to further stage my comeback.