January Fitness?

While I was out for a ride today just pedaling along minding my p’s and q’s I started thinking about the group ride I did last weekend, the weekend worlds style ride in Boulder. I wrote about it a little bit the other day so I won’t bore my 2 readers with more details on the ride specifics. As I was pedaling along and some middle-aged dude almost crashed into me from behind as he hammered along it got me to thinking of a remark I heard as I pedaled up the only climb on the ride, Carter Lake climb. I came from middle of the pack and bridged to the front group, but in doing so I heard a comment that was said loud enough so people could be heard and went something like this ” Man, gotta love the guys flying February, not gonna see them in June…” or something like that, in a sarcastic tone. This struck me funny as I watched the ride splinter to bits on the climb and I weaved through the carnage to a group of 15 going pretty good, a few up the road ( phinney, I believe). Now, this struck me funny because that remark is so not true, for me personally I am right on target and come June I hope to be going even faster, perhaps someone was not happy with how their training is going in prep for the 2010 season. I also think that by looking at the front group, they too will be going even faster in June. Just an observation, just because some are going fast does not mean that they are set to peak in January, maybe they are going just right and some are going slow, hoping to peak in September.