conversation with a 3 year old

Eva: "daddy why are you shaking so bad?"

Bart: "I got cold in the bike race"

Eva: "why did you do that?"

Bart: "well because it was raining and cold"

Eva: "why didn't you wear a rain coat like me and use a green umbrella?"

Bart: "it sure wouldn't have hurt, I got wet and was riding like a little girl today"

Eva: "like me daddy"

Bart: "yea a cute little girl like you"

I have raced in a lot of cold weather but have never been so hypothermic from a cross race. Not sure why but it shut me down in a hurry. I started shivering pretty bad after 2 laps and once the core gets cold it's tough to go hard enough to generate any heat. My whole body just locked up and I could only go one slow speed. My front tire went low just after Cris P got a gap and I nursed it around for 1/2 lap and only got colder. I shook violently for about 2 hrs after the race and when I woke up this morning the only thing that was sore was my jaw!

After I became coherant I was pretty frustrated with myself. I did things just like I normally do in the foul weather but for some reason was not able to handle it. In hindsight I probably should have used a trainer and got my core temp all lathered up beforehand. Learn from it and move on!

Good to see mitchy mitch get the win on his home turf.

We stayed at Snowbird last night for a family get together and I was so looking forward to the hot tub at the lodge.....

Just not my day!

I was excited for the snow this morning at the bird and got the itch to strap on the planks, maybe I should bag any plans of racing cross in Belgium over the Christmas break and just get straight to playing in the snow.

Now for 24hrs of Moab.....