July and August stretch out ahead of us. There's still a lot of racing to be done. With a little patience and some driving, there's a race virtually every weekend within a reasonable drive of Louisville. During the week, training programs spell out specific duties and specific efforts, some as simple as resting. But the claws are only partially sheathed.
Some exercises are more like games than races.
The track is large enough to accommodate several categories of experience and achievement. Nathan Schickel leads a hilly, 35-mile ride out of the New Albany Holiday Inn each Wednesday evening. It's not a ride on which to rest but it offers some of the best company and the best views in the area. Never say never. Never wish for what could have been.