RR: Murrarie Crits - Sat 10/9/05 (also - Aker is a cyclist!)

Hi all,

Another Saturday, and Abby sleeps through his alarm, leaps out of bed,
wolfs down a peanut butter & strawberry jam sanger (the food of the
gods!!), pumps up the tyres, and rides to Murrarie.

Damn that Ashes cricket - how am I supposed to get any good sleep!!
*laughs*

While I'm signing in, I see Jason Akermanis (of the mighty Brisbane
Lions) pinning his number on (also Cat 2 *eeek*). He was wearing a
Ffast club jersey (and surrounded by a posse of 4 other Ffast riders),
and riding a shiny silver Litespeed with a carbon aero seatpost.
Couldn't pick his running gear... Hopefully a role model for the
kiddies of Brisbane to follow, and dust their bikes out of the shed??

Pace today was quick, but more consistent - lacking the surges and ebbs
of last week. This seemed to make it a bit harder... I got gapped badly
off the back once, but managed to claw my way back on, which I was very
pleased about. When I finally got back, I noticed that I'd dragged a
train of half-a-dozen riders back with me. Thanks for the help, guys!!

Finished up at the rear of the peloton, as we crossed the finish line.
Final stats: 40min + 3laps (45min total today); ave 39.6km/h; dist
29.8km.

For me, one of the best bits was the ride home - an up & down hilly 9km
down Creek Rd. I rode back with Mick (another great ride from him
today!), and I felt much stronger than usual on the homeward commute.
Obviously getting stronger - Yay!!

Oh, and Aker did well too!! He lead once or twice, and obviously knew
how to handle his bike (although he looked a bit skittish a couple of
times when he dropped back in the group). And he reckons the Swannies
are gonna go through and win the flag.

Cheers all,
Abby