After just over a week at home, I'm now in Redlands California for the Redlands Bicycle Classic. My time at home was a bit hectic, but I knew that'd be the case. After getting back from Taiwan last Monday, I spent just one night in the old apartment before Adrienne and I started the move over to the new place in NW Portland. We made the move slowly, but I'm not sure if that actually made it easier. Instead of one big day of moving everything, it was a full week of back and forth trips and small errands. But the new apartment is almost entirely set up now and I'm really happy with it. This morning I walked two blocks to the MAX station to catch a train to the airport. It'll be nice living in the center of everything.

On the racing front, Redlands is sure to be hard as usual. It's down to only three days this year, but that only adds to the unpredictability of it. The race consists of a short 5k uphill TT tomorrow, the traditional 90 minute downtown criterium on Saturday, then the hilly Sunset Circuit Race on Sunday. Last year Chris Wherry won the TT and we just defended his lead over the next three days. We're hoping for a similar scenario this year, but even if someone on the team wins the TT, the circuit race on Sunday will be very difficult to control. I'm hoping that the last vestiges of jet lag and fatigue from the Taiwan trip have left my system because it's going to be a tough weekend. I'll post more here as it progresses.