soon to be TI V3

at this time in one week i will be in the heart of iowa, doin it trans iowa style. we are leaving on friday at about ten in the morning as we have a race meeting at 7pm. thats when we will learn what the route is and all that jazz. the race then begins at 330 in the morning on saturday. good times. the time limit would ensure a finish at about noonish on sunday. i hope to have finished by then. ill need to start to look at the weather in greater detail as it will determine the clothing that i will need to bring along.

on the brighter side, i am looking at building the new race machine on wednesday. i also am registering for classes this fall at the same time (9am), so its an exciting day. mostly for the bike.

as for the volvo, i was hoping to have it up and running by today, but as ups decided to deliver the package to the wrong address in mass, it still is in limbo for repair. i dont think that i will have it back by the end of the month, so i am hoping by the first wors race in iola that i will be up and running.

i need to give a touch of props to the fellow trans-iowans.
prezes-- the original trans-iowan is up for a second year. he is the main reason we are going. a touch of company for the first polska trans-iowan.
chudy-- he is my main rival on the team, we have a great history together and look forward to the season. unfortunately he is opting for half the distance in the race, which means that marcin and i will be solo after about 14 hours.
manthe-- he is probably the only guy on the team that does not have a nickname, we will have to work on that. he has had some troubles with consistency on the bike due to health problems associated with his wife, and i believe that all is well and he is on the bike now. unfortunately he will spend a touch of time in the team car with maciej as he is looking at about 14 hours as well.
porucznik-- he is the man that will drive the team car and pick up our battered bodies and take us to the hotel. he also has offered to do a pre-race meal at two in the morning.

i guess that i am thrilled that all my fellow team mates are as interested as i am at supporting each other for an insane purpose. ahh the joys of racing on team polska. it justifies all the cold winter shit riding. or at least it justifies an ass-ton of base miles that i would not have done otherwise.

good enough, for now at least.
peace out

pieckowicz

Sebatical

Alright. i'm back. i know that i have been gone for quite some time, however i have not forgotton the password here so it is within reason. lets get right into it....
The training. it has been going very well. i have 80 plus hours of base in during March and i am now working on speed. the few workouts that i have done have been quite impressive, i seem to have great speed, much like last year. in that respect i am greatly pleased. the trans iowa race is about 2 weeks away and i know that barring problematic weather, i will finish. the tough thing will be to transition to a 2 hour fast race the week after. i do not expect speed until mid to late may at the soonest.
The expo. i spent some 30 hours at the 23rd annual wheel and sprocket bike expo selling road bikes. it trashed my legs and the hamstrings were full on bitching. there were a lot of people that i have not seen for some time there and it was all around pleasurable, despite the legs. so i skipped the three workouts i was going to do in the name of helping Jesse. if you need any bike supplies, see Jesse at the North Shore Wheel and Sprocket. www.wheelandsprocket.com
The Volvo. i flushed the transmission and i have the ABS control module out for repair. hopefully i will have it back in service by the 20th.