A Monster!!!

So, I'm happy to be writing to let you know that I did no racing this weekend.....none!!  Felt good to be able to relax a bit, stay local and just train.  No race nerves, no alarm clocks, no fighting Friday afternoon traffic....just a weekend of sticking in the Skippack area, riding with friends and catching up on sleep.

That being said, I experienced a new kind of nervousness.  Yep, I'm happy to say that I am the proud brother and son of a Mueller clan of racing.  Both my brothers (Sam and Isaac) as well as my father (David) decided to jump in a little race in my hometown, Fond du Lac, WI.  I say little race as a joke.....because it was actually a 92 mile point to point road race.  So you can imagine me this morning....making coffee, eating breakfast, getting ready for my training ride and feeling more nervousness than when I race.  All 3 of these brave souls have jumped in little fund raiser rides and races here and there, but after I got thinking about it, I started to ask myself, "What kind of monster have I created?"  Here I am a million miles away and I have 2 brothers and a 63 year old dad racing bikes.  A 92 mile road race mind you.  Crazy!!! By the way, I'm also happy to report that my dad was rocking a Kelly Benefit Strategies kit.  I'll be able to rest easy tonight knowing that they all finished safe and sound.  I'm proud of them and love them dearly.  I look forward to riding with them in the future.  Congrats Isaac, Samuel and Dad!  Pictures below:

Samuel on the left, Isaac on the right.

 

Isaac and his family (wife Kate and three boys David, Nathan and Matthew)

He's the bull!!! No picture of my dad from today's race, but here he is before a recent 100 mile fund raiser ride called The Ceboride.

As for me.  It was an extremely hard week of training.  I've got another big week coming up with a NRC race (crit) this Sunday in Binghamton, NY.  I'm gearing up for Green Mountain Stage Race and Univest in September.  I'm hoping to go out with a bang.

Thanks for reading.