it's been busy. capitol crit went well with mikey winning and brain taking third. i tried to help some, guess i did the pre-leadout.
went on a morning ride with mikey today, wow i felt slow. i don't know why, i guess it's time i take a break. then i went to the track this evening, and didn't ride much, just hung out.
the big news now is the packet i got from the IRS the other day, apparently my 2004 taxes were not done correctly, and now i owe money. i don't know how i could owe money being well under the minimum yearly income, but whatever. i'm going to go see dave hogan tomorrow. he does my parents taxes, and he's the old Minnesota Cycling Federation rep. Does this mean i've been audited? wow, i always thought it would be fun to be audited but this is a real pain in the neck.
what else? heard some stories about the early days at the track. the name crystal came up. she was the track director eons ago, before the Tom Lee days (who was before Bob). Crystal ran the track when i was young, so i don't remember it well, just that she wasn't a cyclist, but worked for the NSC. she wouldn't allow families in the infield either. it was wierd. then tom lee came, those were the crazy days, but fun. tom lee was a super sprinter, one of the best in the country. he was like lindstrom fast. the races never started on time, people would trickle in at about 7 and racing would start 30 to 45 minutes later. at some point my dad raced a points race on a track tandem with keith penrod. they were required to stay in the sprinters lane for safety. it must have been fun in those days, but also not very pro. oh, and in keirins the motorcycle would just accellerate away from the riders rather than pull off into the infield (which is how it is supposed to be done). so with two and a half laps to go the pack of riders could be going 40 miles per hour down the backstretch. everyone of course would go for the motorcycles wheel. man that was sweet. it totally changes the tactics of a keirin. that's all i've got.
ed
went on a morning ride with mikey today, wow i felt slow. i don't know why, i guess it's time i take a break. then i went to the track this evening, and didn't ride much, just hung out.
the big news now is the packet i got from the IRS the other day, apparently my 2004 taxes were not done correctly, and now i owe money. i don't know how i could owe money being well under the minimum yearly income, but whatever. i'm going to go see dave hogan tomorrow. he does my parents taxes, and he's the old Minnesota Cycling Federation rep. Does this mean i've been audited? wow, i always thought it would be fun to be audited but this is a real pain in the neck.
what else? heard some stories about the early days at the track. the name crystal came up. she was the track director eons ago, before the Tom Lee days (who was before Bob). Crystal ran the track when i was young, so i don't remember it well, just that she wasn't a cyclist, but worked for the NSC. she wouldn't allow families in the infield either. it was wierd. then tom lee came, those were the crazy days, but fun. tom lee was a super sprinter, one of the best in the country. he was like lindstrom fast. the races never started on time, people would trickle in at about 7 and racing would start 30 to 45 minutes later. at some point my dad raced a points race on a track tandem with keith penrod. they were required to stay in the sprinters lane for safety. it must have been fun in those days, but also not very pro. oh, and in keirins the motorcycle would just accellerate away from the riders rather than pull off into the infield (which is how it is supposed to be done). so with two and a half laps to go the pack of riders could be going 40 miles per hour down the backstretch. everyone of course would go for the motorcycles wheel. man that was sweet. it totally changes the tactics of a keirin. that's all i've got.
ed
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