Monday afternoon Deb's folks arrived for their winter hiatus from the S.D. Black Hills. Good to have them back as we all enjoy their presence (the boys begin the 'Season of Spoil' as grandpa and grandma Appleby for some reason show them a ton of attention, huh, go figure).
After dinner Ian and I met up with my bro and Randola for SBU's basketball season opener (exhibition game). They looked pretty sloppy and have a ton of fine tuning, but they did score 140pts in a win. The Bearcats are ranked as high as #3 in the nation on some polls and it looks to be another solid year for the purple and white. As always Ian wasn't concerned with his friends who were running around as he was there to 'watch the game'. He picks up so much watching that transfers to his personal play.
Jake and Deb had a relaxing evening at home, of which Jake is in desperate need. He is still cooked mentally from the past weekend's stress.
Tuesday was pretty routine with a little basketball at noon and Ian's basketball practice in the evening. His crew is coming along nicely. I am going to miss E-ball's double-header this weekend while in Jeff City - bummer.
Wednesday morning (late start school) had Deb grabbing some breakfast with the boys while i came in early. Ira and I are hitting a couple hour ride in the afternoon with a tough interval session on the FT. Ira and I got in a solid ride which included 3 sets of 20 seconds on and 10 off x 10 with 4 minutes recovery between each set. It's a pretty quick workout, but the intensity is at 100% and by the end it is all I could do to accelerate back up to top end. I like this quick one a couple days out from racing as it really fires the legs but doesn't destroy them for the weekend. Tonight is BHS football in Bolivar as the state quest starts (playoffs begin). The regular football crew showed up last night (eventually West Coast Randy made his appearance still with wing sauce in the corner of this mouth - jerk) and although the game was less than exciting (Bolivar killed Union) the fun of the group is always a constant.
Jake stayed at the casa for a little relaxation (not a football fan). He looks fully recovered and is looking forward to this weekend's journey. Coach is taking a select few others from the boy's team to give Jake someone to preview the course Friday and warm up with on Saturday.
BHS Cross Country got a nice write-up in today's paper. Always good to get some 'press time' as it draws more attention to the success and will hopefully increase community awareness and get more and more kids in the program next year. Jake is pulling out of the fatigue from this past weekend and is looking much more fresh. He is enjoying the tapered mileage and the workouts with a smaller/closer knit bunch. He has not said much about this weekend so it will be interesting to see how it goes. Forecasted weather is near 70* for Saturday and sunny all week. For those who don't know, the Jeff City course is the toughest in MO. The first mile is up and down, the second is relatively easy and flatter, with the last mile a deal breaker; big drops and climbs all the way to the finish (just ask ScottyD).
This weekend I am shooting over to Topeka for the 'after-hours' Heartland 'cross race and the Veteran's 'Cross (De Stadt #4 series) the following day in Leavenworth. The Heartland race is on a dirt cart track (goes on and off of it) and last year it was my first race of the season and I suffered like a dog (along with 2 mechanicals for a DNF). It was the first time I had seen Crusty in a couple years and he had fun dishing out the 'love taps' (oh yes, I remember) during the opening laps. Sounds like he is getting back up to speed (after some nasty illness) and I look for us to have some fun racing together at both events so look for a pink Jackalope in a race near you. Thursday (today) looks to be a pretty uneventful go at it. Probably take the day off from the bike or might grab a light hour spin right after work; will have to see how the day plays out.
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