Bad news for fans of mid-pack crit finishes: it looks like I won't be racing Brisbane or Warnerville this weekend. What seemed like a bad cold last Wednesday turned into influenza, and I've been basically indoors for a full week now. My fever has gone down but for five days it was 100-degrees plus. I almost never get sick so I guess I had it coming. In any case I'm not interested in going through that again, so I will be sitting out this weekend's races... what a fucking bummer. Maybe I can play "Cat V DS" since my training buddy Aaron is doing his first crit at Brisbane. Hopefully no crashes for him.
Here's the lowdown, B & R readers: the flu sucks, having the flu when company visits sucks, having the flu so bad you can't ride for ten days sucks, and codeine keeps you from coughing but also from pooping, so that one's mixed. Now get on your bike -- whatever your excuse is, it isn't as good as mine.
More updates when I have got my health back.
