First off a big thank you to all of those who came out and raced today! We have now completed 2 events out of the 4-part series, and have one final indoor time-trial before we take it outside for the John Fraser. We are one step closer to answering the oh so famous question of life. And no, the answer is not 42! Our next event will answer that age old question: "Is it March yet?" It will be soon, and we will celebrate it with 1 more indoor, and then we are going outside!
So, were you there when the power went out? If you were, I hope we didn't inconvenience you much. Final verdict was this. The local water reclamation plant overloaded the circuits and fried a fuse down the street. What I find interesting is that the plant and the school are on the same exact grid. Having written software for these types of plants in Gurnee and Highland Park, one thing I know is that a) you put them on their own grid and don't allow them to share power, and b) and the reason for "a" is because when you have a lot of rain like we did today, they have to fire up every pump in order to move it to a retention area. So when they fired up those pumps, they took us out. So the next time you flush the toilet, remember to send them even more junk, because they almost interrupted your racing today! :)
That's right, almost! Luckily, with some quick thinking, we were able to switch over the stations that were effected over to a line that was being fed power from the school's backup generator. Which I have to say worked like a champ, because when the power went out, the other stations didn't even have a hiccup, and if you are experienced with the CompuTrainer software, you know a sneeze is all that is needed in order to take it out.
Anyone try the oatmeal raisin PowerBar Bites? Oh my, love those things. Thanks to PowerBar for bringing goodies and thanks to the American Diabetes Association for coming out and bringing awareness.
Thank you all once again for making this an exciting and wonderful event. The competition was great and I didn't see anyone cutting piece of bar tape off in order to save weight before hitting the scale.
So, next month....SATURDAY! Yes, that's right, the next event is on a Saturday. Saturday, March 19th to be exact. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Location. So if you haven't registered yet, register now either online or by sending in the form. Pass it on to your friends and family who you think might enjoy this, and have them come out and race against you next month. Head on over to http://www.abdcycling.com/events/ttseries.html and either register online or download the form and mail it in.
See you all next month! -- Rich Johnson Event Director Athletes By Design
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