March Madness: Let It Be

Welcome to the 2020 Draft. Amidst the chaos, I find solace in these words adapted from the Beatles. Let it Be.

When I find myself in times of trouble
outdoor cycling comes to me
March wind through my helmet, let it be.

And riding before darkness
There’s a freedom right in front of me
Endless roads of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.

Riding roads with Drafters, let it be.

And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree,
There will be more cycling, let it be.

For though they may be parted there is
Still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be. Yeah
There will be an answer, let it be.

And when Monday is cloudy,
I will bring a light that shines for me,
Shine on until tomorrow, let it be.

I wake up to the first blog alert
BrickO’s Drafters come to me
Riding roads of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be,
Riding roads of wisdom, let it be.

The forecast for Monday is 46 and cloudy. I think there may be a better Monday to kick off the Draft. I will use the blog to post routes and updates, along with worthy news items such as the following:

The indoor CXC training season wrapped up last week. A huge thanks to Yuriy for hosting our group, to Gordy Paulson for keeping everything running smoothly, and to John Okon at SweatVac for gallant attempts to make us look good in green. Green is spring’s sign of growth, and this group saw lots of it.

BrickO, MaBrickO, Footer (front row). Bomber, Belle, Z Rex, Italian Job, Dan-yelly, Skipper, FishNBoots, Hit-the-wall and C-Monster (back row).

Riding for Two: C-Monster grew a Baby-Monster! We look forward to the additional Drafter in June.

Exponential FTP Growth: Belle is going to need every Watt as she and Bomber tackle the LeadBoat Challenge.

Endless Wrenching: the Italian Job worked “tirelessly” to fix endless flats that plagued our indoor season.

We weren’t relegated exclusively to indoor cycling. I think everyone set a PR at the Birkie and Korte in February.

Footer thanks her fans at the 3:26 finish

MommaMonster, E$ and C-Monster celebrate as Baby-Monster takes home her first Birkie finisher medal (look closely)

Bomber, Belle, Footer, BrickO, FishNBoots, Z Rex on Main Street

And let’s not forget our Drafters who migrate south for the winter.

Sully flies the (old) Drafter colors on the Pickle Ball court

When I find myself in times of trouble, BrickO’s Drafters come to me. Riding roads of wisdom. Let it be. Soon.

The first Monday to reach 50 degrees, wind less than 20mph and there’s a light that shines on me, I will post the route. There will be such a Monday. Let it be.

Draft responsibly,

BrickO