The course was a .7 mile loop around 4 blocks in a residential neighborhood in Milwaukee. There was a mean but not overly nasty hill coming up to the start-finish, headwinds on all 4 stretches, and lots of potholes, recessed manholes, and other sorts of chop in the turns. Our race was a little over an hour at 40 laps.

I really enjoyed today. It was hard for almost the entire race and there were about 5 laps in the middle where I was riding all-out to close a 3 foot gap that didn't ever seem to get smaller. Our number had been decimated by the time we came into the finish, but I still got smoked in the last 200 meters to finish 21st.

Getting picked apart on the final lap is a good summary of my time at Superweek. I feel like my best ability right now is squeezing into narrow spaces, and, sometimes, going uphill. At least I know where I should be directing my efforts. I'm ending the series short of my goal at 17th overall, a number that should worsen tomorrow when I'm getting on a plane instead of flogging the Pale Horse in Whitefish Bay, but I think that I am, overall, pleased with the way that the series has gone.

That wraps up Superweek '07. I'm a little sad to go back. I've come to enjoy talking strangers into letting me sleep in their homes, though living out of a rental car kind of sucks and with the exception of Lordi, I'm tired of listening to the same stuff everyday.