first

of the twenty four hour endurance races next weekend. no short summer nights (and hopefully, no first lap wipeouts) for me now. having not looked forward to it all summer, indeed having sworn off this race, in the end i couldn't resist it. and aside from all the cycliness of it, of all the things i get to do, packing up the van and going off with t to a bike race has to be one of my favourite things.

a fact i shall endeavour to remember at three in the morning as i slog my way thru a river...