a tale of two (2) totos

well the MAC season officially kicked off last weekend with the granouge and wissahickon races and a brief glimpse of what might come was had.
this is what i learned:
1) there are definitely 2 totos. saturday toto got an ass kickin' most would love to forget. i can't remember the last time i felt that horrible in a race, like nothing was going right and the body just wasn't there. i guess when you start at the back of a 90 rider field and mentally put yourself out of the game your SCREWED! however, sunday there was a totally different toto, one that started at the back AGAIN but this time had the shit together. i felt good, mentally and physically and managed to pick up 18th. granted, i felt like i was getting strong and with another lap maybe would have been top 15, but 18 was good... considering the 59th place finish from the day before.
2) 'cross racers/ races are where its at. i can honestly say that this has been the most fun i've had going away on weekends since my collegiate racing days. the events are so much more laid back and the cycling folk are some of the most intriguing people i've met.

i stayed down in wilmington with dan the man at his lovely townhouse/apartment. unfortuneately, i didn't take any pictures even though i wanted to. sometimes i'm just lazy. it was a nice place, i had an air mattress prep'd for me, towels, blankets,etc. i was lucky to have such a generous host. i spent saturday and sunday in the pits for kraus but cheered on the whole crew- ryan, dan, wes and obviously mr. kraus. again, wish i had pics here but was otherwise pre-occupied you know, starring at the extremely good looking girl that was supposed to be introduced to me but my unlucky self managed to avoid 2 weeks ago in gloucester. somethings apparently never change.