It's been a LONG time since I was sick... So long that I couldn't remember. I think all of my coworkers have been ill over the past 3 months, and my white blood cells fought that s**t like Manny Pacquiao, but last Wednesday night it all ended. Sick! At least it held off until I have a break in my racing schedule, otherwise I'd have been pissed. Normally I would just keep training through a headcold but I haven't felt like riding, so I opted for saltwater therapy. Yup, that means surfing! 2hrs on Friday, 3hrs on Saturday, 4hrs on Sunday, then 1.5hrs after work tonight. Saturday's session ended with the longboard of some idiot surfing without a leash going airborne and hitting my head. At first it just felt sore, but another surfer pointed out that I was bleeding. By the time I got back to my car there was a lot more blood than I though. No stitches, but close! Right now O'ahu has one SSW swell on the way out and another one arriving, so the waves are awesome. Tonight was 4-6ft with occ. 7ft wave. I really need to buy a waterproof camera so that I can capture what I see out in the ocean as it's very different from what people see from the beach. I've not seen south shore as big as tonight so it was a fun experience... I got 3 really good rides dropping in one some big waves, missed out on one waves I tried to get that was probably more like 10ft (and a good thing that I didn't catch it!), and only one mild injury (burst my lip open on my board). Overall it was a lot of fun.

Riding... I've not touched my bike since last Wednesday but I'll try and turn the pedals tomorrow and see how I feel. There's a 1 hour criterium this Sunday, but I'm not sure if I'll race that, or head over to Maui to ride with some fast guys. 4 weeks until HI State Time Trial... First official USA Cycling Hawaii State Championship of 2010... I can't wait.