Often times when I mention that I have a coach, other riders respond with surprise: “wait, aren’t you a coach yourself? Why do you need a coach?” It’s a good question, and one I’ve been meaning to write about for a while. I think the answer, interestingly enough, connects back to my “other” life as a professor.
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Why a coach needs a coach
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009Race Report 5/31 A moments inattention…
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009Not much to report from Sunday’s Bryant Park Circuit Race, and what there is, isn’t good. My race started well; I snagged a front row starting spot, stayed in the top 10 at all times, and marked the guys who’d been winning all of the races recently. Unfortunately, after just one such move, I found myself on the front and in an effort to get out of the wind, moved to the left following a wheel. Unbeknowst to me, someone had overlapped on my left, but must have been far enough back that my peripheral vision didn’t catch him. Apparently my move hooked his front wheel, his skewer ripped most of the spokes out of my powertap, and even worse, he went down. Thankfully, he was ok beyond the usual road rash symptoms.
The one positive is that my form is coming around; now all I have to do is put the tactical pieces together.