No, it wasn't really a death march, but I am glad it is over. The first ToC
is over and I'm now back at home after a mission drive from LA. And I raced
this afternoon. And the whole week before too.

So the Monterey to SLO stage turned into 150 miles: 5 from the hotel to the
start, 8.5 neutral rollout, 130 of timed racing, then another 5 to the
finish hotel. Long day, but pretty reasonable, considering.

San Marcos Pass into SB was a lot less difficult then I was lead to believe.
And the whole stage wasn't too hard, I think they skewed the topo map to
make it look all knarly. Or maybe it is super hard to ride by yourself, but
when you're getting towed around by protour teams the time passes quickly.
And I'm probably in reasonable shape too. I have to be happy with how I
climbed considering the people who didn't make the group.

Oh, and we stayed at the 4 seasons in SB, one word PLUSH. Look for pictures
very soon.

Sat and sun were the start of the LA smog, and my lungs could not handle it.
I felt flat sat and luckily scotty made the break today and it was a short
circuit race. Great crowds both days, but I think LA cyclists are taking
years off their lives by riding down there. Talk about tar lung.

More tomorrow.