Giro di San Francisco

I decided to go down and watch the Giro di San Francisco today. It's grown in magnitude in the last few years. I meant to go down and root for my friend Henry, but I got there too late. I didn't realize Chris Phipps was racing too, but I left before his race. I probably would have tried to stay if I had known he was racing. It's pretty amazing how fast these racers have gotten. The womans racing was exciting and fast. I saw the race back in the mid eighties and the quality of the race has really gone to a quantum level.

I remember back in 2004 I got it in my head to just jump in and go for it. I impulsively signed up to race. What a bad decision! I sucked so bad. I had raced the Tassajara road race back in 1987/86, the last year that they had the race and I actually won! (my age group). I guess I thought I still had it in me, so I just went for it. I won't make that mistake again. I think my days of racing are officially over. I don't have the ambition anymore. I thought I had it at the end of 2008, but it was a short lived pipe dream. I raced "Mt. Tam and "San Bruno, but when I really started training I quickly burned out from riding. I'm quite impressed with the amount of dedication some my friends have for racing. I hope the best for them and I'll try to be there to cheer them on whenever I can.

The Giro was sponsered by "MetroMint Water", which by the way was horrible. I tried some peppermint flavored water and it tasted like the water you spit out after you've gone to the dentist to get a cavity filled. Yuck! I saw a lot of fixed/SS bikes there too. I was on my fixed gear. I can't believe what a fad it's become. Who would have ever thought? I never pictured myself as the overgrown hipster in a million years. All in all it was a nice way to spend a morning. I ended up riding back around the Embarcadero and Pier 39 with Henry, which turned in to a friendly jousting match. Great times!