I’m not sure how many of you enjoyed our Wheat Free Dinner Rolls during the holidays, but now you have another chance to buy them. One of July’s in store specials is our Gluten Free Homemade Wonderful Bread Mix. As you may know we continue to sell our Wheat-Free/Dairy Free Bread in the freezer section. Lucky for you this month we are showcasing this great mix by making two different types of dinner rolls! You’ll find 6-packs of regular and pesto Wheat-Free dinner rolls for $4.99 through July, available in the freezer. These rolls are great to accompany summer salads, or even soup.

If you’d rather bake them yourself, the Gluten Free Wonderful Bread Mix is 25% off for July. In the bakery we’ve found the following recipe to work well, it is also dairy free. Other Bob’s Red Mill Whole Grain Store summer savings include black beans, red kidney beans and the delicious potato bread mix. Come on down, grab a pack of Wheat Free Pesto Rolls and enjoy a sunny lunch on our patio. See you soon!

Gluten Free Bread Recipe

Mix together in a small bowl:

• 5 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1 cup  water
• Yeast packet (found in Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Bread Mix)

When cornstarch is dissolved, pour into large bowl and mix in the following using a dough hook in an upright mixer:

• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1-1/8 cups rice milk (or milk of choice)
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 package Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Homemade Wonderful Bread Mix

Pour mixture into a bread pan and let rise until dough is just above the top of the pan about 30-40 minutes. Bake at 350°F degrees for one hour, rotating pan once during baking.  Remove from oven and let cool on rack.

Makes: 1 bread loaf or 24 dinner rolls

Directions for making this mix into dinner rolls.

Kitchen gadgets: everyone has them taking up room in their drawers, cupboards and pantries. If you’re like me, you have five pieces of kitchen junk for every one gadget that you use regularly. I have a whole drawer in my kitchen dedicated to the gadgets that see the light of day once or twice a year, some that may never even leave the drawer. Some have come to me as gifts, while others I may have purchased thinking it was the miracle solution to some kitchen conundrum that I had. When we moved two years ago, many got purged and donated, but just as many odd gadgets have come to take the place of their predecessors.

To think I had not two, but THREE of those egg boiling timers (you know, the ones that look like eggs and change color). Do you think I’ve ever used them? Maybe once, only to discover that they’re pretty hard to read at the bottom of a boiling pot full of eggs! I have three completely different solutions to peeling garlic, although I only really use the knife-smashing method. I have bowl scrapers, bench knives, pasta measuring tools, an avocado scooper/slicer, TWO boiled egg slicers (one was clearly not enough) and on and on. While I should just purge them, who knows when I’ll need an extra egg slicer? What this makes me realize, though, is how many gadgets I use frequently and absolutely love- like my zester/grater and my immersion blender. What gadget do you break out frequently and love?

In honor of another gadget that I love, even if I only use it on choice occasions, I’m giving away a classic rolling pin. Just a plain and simple, wooden rolling pin. To make it an even sweeter prize, I’m throwing in a set of flour-sack towels and a classic whisk, too. You can truly never have enough towels in a kitchen, especially soft light towels. I use these towels for everything from pressing tofu to covering bread dough while it rises.

How to enter:

Simply leave me a comment here on the blog (comments on the Facebook post will be counted as well) and tell me your favorite kitchen gadget. It doesn’t have to be fancy or long, just a plain and simple “I love my ___.” I’ll select a winner at random from all who enter by 11:59 pm on 07/18/11.

Does this look like your family at dinner time or does this idea seem completely foreign to you?

Today a group of us were gathered around the conference table talking about what motivates people in their buying decisions in a particular population.  I can’t really go into the specifics of what group we were discussing, but one thing that was very important to people in this population was having family dinners every night.

It got me thinking… My husband and I don’t necessarily eat at the table every time, but we do eat together every night and we both grew up in families that had dinner together every night. Some nights I would drag my feet and not want to come to the table, but it wasn’t an option- if you were home, you ate dinner with the family. Didn’t matter if you weren’t hungry or didn’t like what was being served- you sat in your spot until you were excused. For me, that’s just how it always was and I never gave much thought to it until today.

As a kid, it was not an option to have something different for dinner than what was prepared- you ate it or you went hungry. You could slather it in ketchup, but you sure as heck weren’t getting something special. My folks were very loving and I’m sure they wouldn’t have made us starve, but it was more about the principle of not being picky. I understand that it’s not always possible, especially in families dealing with food allergies, but I was surprised that some people in this particular group confessed to making a special meal for every member of the household.

What goes on at dinner at your house? Do you eat as a family (even if it’s just two of you) every night? Do you make one thing for the whole group, or special meals?

There is no right or wrong answer, I’m simply curious how dinner is treated in your house. I’d imagine it gets pretty tricky when you are dealing with severe food allergies or celiac disease—how do you handle it?

I moved from the bike friendly University of Illinois community, Champaign-Urbana, IL to the mean streets of Chicago 2 years ago come Labor Day 2011.  This move was the source of a great deal of angst for me as I could not imagine myself being able to train with any consistency or effectiveness.  Despite the large number of racers I know who live in the city and that I’ve been racing with for years, I was used to the largely rural roads surrounding Champaign-Urbana where I could literally go on a 5 hour training ride and encounter only a dozen vehicles the entire trip.

I knew it could be done though and I was determined to not let the move to Chicago be the Waterloo for my competitive cycling days.  I have a good friend and former team mate who won the Masters Nationals 30-34 road race championship in 2000. It is possible to be an urban bike racer, and also be very, very good at it.  You just have to adapt to the environment.

Here are some bullet points in no particular order of importance that will help you if you are a racer based in a large metropolitan setting.

• Find and use the bike lanes.  Most metropolitan areas have designated bike lanes.  I was pleasantly surprised after my move to Chicago by how many miles of bike lanes there are and how well most motorists pay attention to people on bikes.  True story – I was actually pulled over by one of Chicago’s Finest on a frigid February morning, on a snow packed road for driving 200 feet in the bike lane in order to get around the line of cars at a stop light so I could make a right on red.  No bikes were present, there was a blizzard going on, but the police officer made sure I knew to stay out of the bike lane with my car.
• Pay attention and ride defensively.  Never assume that a motorist sees you even when you make eye contact.  Follow the rule of the road.  Don’t be one of those riders that weaves through traffic at stop lights, running through stop signs and rolling through red lights.  Remember you’re not a bike messenger, you’re trying to get somewhere you can train.  There is ALWAYS somebody in a car that will be pushing to beat the stale yellow light or attempting to beat the green turn arrow.  Relax, wait your turn and make your way to clearer roads safely before you begin to “train”.
• Do not attempt “interval” training in heavy traffic. It’s virtually impossible to ride defensively when you’re riding on the rivet.  City streets are fraught with peril, bumps, pot holes, inattentive motorists in a hurry, cracks and pedestrians walking across the street while texting.  Your interval training can wait until you’re in the clear.
  Bike paths and bike lanes are NOT for training.  They’re designed for commuters and leisure riders.  Use bike paths and bike lanes as a means to get yourself TO your training roads, never AS your training ground.  I will ride occasionally on the Lake Michigan Bike Path on days when I need to go slow and recover. The path is notorious for attracting large crowds of cyclists, pedi cabs, runners, in line skaters, and tourist who despite the presence of 50 feet of concrete or grass on either side of the bike pack insist on standing in the center of the bike path to take photos of Chicago’s beautiful sky line.  Despite this, I am never ceased to be amazed by the number of athletes, riding full bore, head down in their aero bars trying to “train” in this setting.  I once witnessed a guy blasting down the bike lane plow directly into the back of another cyclist who had stopped to greet a friend who was riding in the opposite direction. The guy in the aero bars never saw the stopped rider. He was checking his computer for his wattage output or heart rate I assume. He certainly wasn’t looking where he was going. I also had a friend relate a story of how an angry cyclist yelled at his 11-year-old son who was riding on a Forest Preserve bike path.  Seems my friend’s son had made the mistake of getting in the way of this jerk who was “training”.
• Try, if possible, to time your rides when traffic will be lighter.  You’ll practically never have roads completely to yourself but traffic outside of the city center will tend to be much lighter early in the morning and in the summer, after rush hour.  Midday in my neighborhood on the Northwest side of Chicago is also a pretty decent time to ride.
• Find the most direct path out to the suburbs and use the lighter traveled roads for your training.  If you go on group rides, be safe and obey traffic rules.  Nothing makes motorists angry and aggressive more than a group of 50 cyclists “racing” on the shoulder of crowded roads during rush hour and blowing stop signs.
• Use the urban sprawl to your advantage.  Try doing 20-25 pedal stroke jumps or seated “stomps” out of the numerous stop lights and signs you encounter on your way out of and back into town – but be wise about staying out of the way of heavy traffic when doing so and make sure all the cars at the intersection have stopped before you go. Pick a moderately heavy gear like 53×17 and do the first 20 pedal strokes from the standing start as hard as you can. A workout like this will help increase your acceleration for sprints and attacks.
• The fact is, you’ll need to allow yourself more time.  When I lived in Champaign-Urbana, I could do a 100k training ride in under 3 hours.  In the city and suburbs, 100k takes about 20 minutes more due to the stopping and starting and another 10 minutes or so of stationary time waiting for lights to change.  Be realistic with your time and expectations when you’re planning your training time

It is possible to be a competitive cyclist at a high level if you live in an urban environment.  You just need to ride defensively to make sure you get to more open roads in one piece before you begin your actual “training”.  I know that the first and last half hour of my rides are going to be interrupted by stop and go traffic.  I have learned to adjust, and use the stop and go to my advantage to do stomps and jumps.  I also make plans once or twice a month to pack my bike and drive out to some place that allows me to go on long uninterrupted rides just to keep my sanity.

Good luck and stay safe!

Keyon gives you tips on prepping for a big race. Tips and tricks for making your next big race a success (plus some great ideas for pre-race meals).

Getting into bike racing can be an intimidating thing….speed, crashes, that waiver they make you sign that says “I understand that bike racing is an inherently dangerous sport..”, skinny racers with expensive stuff.   But it’s also really fun, social, great for staying in shape and exciting when you approach it the right way.

If there was Emily Post guide to race day etiquette it would encourage you to keep it fun and competitive while observing these common sense rules for a fantastic race day for everybody:

DO:  Read the race bible or technical guide before you show up.  Plan accordingly.  If the flyer says registration closes for your race one hour before your scheduled start time – they mean it.  Give yourself plenty of time to get to the race, park, find registration.  Your race day will go much more smoothly if you can be relaxed about these preliminaries.

DON’T:  Yell at officials, registration staff, volunteers, race promoters etc. if you didn’t do the above.  They publish that flyer and schedule for a reason. It’s your job to know it. Yelling is never nice, but I see it a lot at races.  Something about the stress of competition can bring out the worst in people.  If you show up ten minutes before race time and the registration volunteers tell you that the race closed 30 minutes ago chalk it up to lessons learned and read the fine print next time.

DO:  Thank the volunteers, police, promoters.  Likely those volunteers have been standing in a corner keeping you safe for hours all for the glory of a bottle of water and maybe a race t-shirt.  But they made your day possible.  Make sure you let them know you appreciate it.

DO:  Before your first race, get experienced riding in groups.  Check out the teams in your area, look for local training races and group rides.  Getting used to riding in tight quarters before trying to do it at speed is really important and will make you much more comfortable when you are in an actual race.  Plus, you’ll make friends to go to the race with -making it WAY more fun and social.

DON’T:  Ride erratically.  Sudden “line” changes.  Swerving.  Braking in turns.  All of these things will get you branded as squirrelly or worse.  It will get you yelled at. Nobody in a race wants to get injured or lose a race because somebody decided to abruptly sit up in a turn – and when tension is high and people are in “race” mode they aren’t going to point out your mistakes diplomatically.   In other words, pay attention to your surroundings.  Every swerve, stop or sudden movement impacts those around you.  Ride with this awareness and you’ll be great.

DO:  Know the rules for bike racing and the type of race you’ve signed up for – there are differences.  You’ll have a choice between criteriums, road or circuit races and time trials.  For example:  Criteriums have a “free lap” rule.  Road racing does not.  This particular piece of knowledge can come in very handy if you flat or crash!  Crit racing also has rules about lapped riders working with race leaders etc.  It’s your job to know the rules before you come out to play.

DON’T:  Show up on a bike covered and dust and rust that hasn’t left the garage since 1985.

DO:  Make sure your equipment is race-ready before you line up.  I once lined up at the start of a race with a girl who knew that her front tire “had been going flat, but it will be okay….”  Sure enough two laps later and well established in the break her front tire blew while we were going through a chicane – taking all of us out.  Equipment failure happens so do your very best to make sure your gear is in the best shape possible before you stress it in a race.  You’ll race faster and have more fun too!

Finally, be a good sport.  When you win or have a great day, be gracious.  When you lose be gracious and live to race another day.  Recognize the good team work, team tactics and performance of both those who beat you and your own teammates too

Letting polenta cool overnight in the fridge will yeild firm squares that are easy to grill or fry.

Happy [Meatless] Monday! This recipe has been tempting me for years and it sounds wonderful for today’s Meatless Monday recipe. Pair this with grilled veggies for a decadent Monday night meal. I am pretty sure this would be a big mess on the barbecue, so use a cast iron pan or something along those lines if you’re going to try this on your barbecue. The other option is to let the polenta set overnight in the fridge, then slice and grill; the polenta will be firm enough to grill.

Grilled Tomato Polenta with Gorgonzola

•     4 cups Water
•     1 cup Corn Grits-Polenta
•     1/2 tsp Sea Salt
•     1 Tbsp Basil
•     2 oz. Sun dried tomatoes in oil, drained & chopped
•     2 cloves Garlic, finely minced
•     4 oz. Gorgonzola Cheese, crumbled

Directions

In a medium saucepan bring water to a boil, add polenta, basil, salt and tomatoes, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer for about 45 minutes until very thick; stir at least every 5 minutes.

Pour and scrape polenta onto a buttered platter, cool about 3-5 minutes. Cut into squares. Heat grill and grill for 2-4 minutes on each side. Top with crumbled Gorgonzola cheese; heat under broiler until cheese is melted (watch closely). Top with freshly chopped basil.

Makes 6 servings.

I remember my first race like it was yesterday. Even though it’s more like 100 years ago now.   I was nervous.  A planner by trade, the more compulsive my pre-race checklist was the better I felt.  Happily I’ve relaxed a little bit over the years and I am a little less OCD with my pre- and post-race rituals but I’ve identified those things that made my race weekends easier and prevent me from totally stressing on race day.  Or from forgetting my bibs….

Thursdays:  I generally take it easy on the bike if I am racing on Saturday.  1.5-2 hrs easy spinning but no hard efforts.  Lots of hydration.

Fridays: On the bike – openers.  An easy ride that includes a few short, intense efforts to “open” the legs and get your heart rate up briefly. The idea is to go hard long enough to prime your legs but not to induce any fatigue.  Drink LOTS on the bike and off.

Pack your race bag early:  I’m a compulsive over-packer.  Unless it’s 90+ degrees in July, I’ve generally got riding gear for all weather permanently dwelling in my race bag; figure out what you’re going to need. But getting it done early reduces stress! Here’s my list of basics:

• USAC License
• Helmet
• Shoes
• At least 2 kits per day (jerseys, bibs, sports bra, socks)
• Rain jacket
• Long sleeve thermal jersey
• Arm Warmers / Knee Warmers
• Gloves (full fingers and half)
• Spare Tubes
• Mini Tool Kit
• Mini First Aid Kit
• Hat (for when the helmet is off)
• Change of clothes
• Action Wipes (in case you can’t shower right away after your race)
• DZ Bliss Chamois Creme
• Sunscreen (be sure you’ve got broad spectrum!)
• Embrocation (just in case!)
• Asthma Inhaler
• Extra Safety Pins
• Snacks (Clif Bars, Clif Blocks and gels)

When you really need to fuel-up, whole grain pancakes are a great start!

Make your bottles – in nice clean bottles.  I like to mix my sports drinks the night before and put them in the freezer.  Same with water bottles. Make enough bottles for your warm up, race and cool-down

Food:  I’m a big fan of peanut butter sandwiches (on whole wheat of course!) for post-race food.  Protein is essential in the recovery process plus it’s pretty easy on the stomach and packs well.  I’m also a BIG fan of Salty Oatmeal Cherry Cookies after my race.  The salt is delicious and the hemp protein and oats are great post-race nutrition in quick pick-me up style.  I also like to throw in some bananas and cokes (I know, I know – it’s bad for you but let me tell you, my last road race had an on-the-road high temp of 116 degrees.  An icy cold coke felt like a life saver after that race….)

Load your car:

• Trainer for warm-up / cool-down
• Pump
• Race Wheels / pit wheels / trainer wheel (or at least trainer skewer)
• Bike  (cleaned, lubed, and given a good looking over first!)

Phew.  The hard stuff is done.  Relax.  Drink some more.  Eat a good dinner but don’t get all experimental – probably NOT the time to try the Puffer Fish….

I like to eat nice clean foods.  Pasta, veggies, salad.  Or quinoa with grilled vegetables.  The times I’ve strayed from the plan, I’ve regretted it.  I’m not much of a meat eater but the night before my last road race I went out with a friend for dinner – and decided to try the Bison Burger.  BIG mistake.  I thought it would be okay – lean and all that.  Suffice to say I won’t do that again – sticking to what I know, the tried and tested.

Put your legs up.  Relax.  Make sure you know where you’re going the next day and how long it takes to get there, where they want you to park.  Read the Tech Guide, know the race day schedule so there are no unpleasant race day surprises.  Drink more.  Go to bed early.

Saturday:  Race Day!!

Eat a good breakfast.  I have three race day breakfasts I alternate between depending on the race.  If it’s a short criterium I like whole wheat toast and scrambled eggs.  Eggs are super for easy digestion and lasting energy.  Alternatively I like Bob’s Red Mill steel cut oats with walnut bits, dates and a little brown sugar.

For longer road races I try to load up on calories a bit more.  7 Grain or 10 Grain Pancakes with Blueberries and real maple syrup.  Scrambled eggs on the side.

Then it’s off to the races.  Leave yourself plenty of time for getting lost, for parking, for pit stops on the road.

Park, say hullo to your friends.  Go to registration and get your number.  Bring your license with you.  Be sure you ask what side they want your number pinned on.  Don’t be the person on the line that holds up the start of your race because your number is upside down or pinned on the wrong side.

Drop your wheels in the wheel pit or wheel truck.

Kit up and, working back from start time, warm up.

If you can, get out and pre-ride the course.  Look for bumpy spots in the pavement. How’s the wind blowing?  Roll through the turns at speed.  Get comfortable with the course.  Be optimistic, know where you want to start your sprint

If it’s a short fast crit, you want to go to the line nice and hot.  The shorter the race, the longer and more intense your warm-up.  Get your heart rate up.  Get sweaty.  I prefer trainer warm-ups.  Safe, reliable.   For longer road races your warm-up doesn’t need to be as long or as intense, but you still want to go to the line ready to go.  For TTs [time trials] – where you are going as hard as you can for the entire duration of the race I like a long steady warm-up, opening you anaerobic pathways and getting HR up to race pace so your body is ready to go when you start. Drink the whole time!

RACE!  You’ll feel like you need to go to the bathroom a million times.  Leave yourself time for that before your start time. Have a gel.  Drink more.  Line up.  Make sure you listen to the officials on the line.  Often they have really useful things to say – like at which point in a crit there are no more free laps – or where there are dodgy sections on a road race.

Race your heart out.

After your race.

Drink.  Get some food in you as soon as your stomach can handle it – hopefully with some protein in it.

If you were in it, check the posted results.  Once posted there is an official protest period – so if they’ve totally messed up and you KNOW you finished second but they show you 10th or DNF make sure you talk to the officials right away.  Once the protest period closes it gets a whole lot harder to get the results changed.  But also be reasonable.  If you are SURE you were 49th and they have you scored 51st ask yourself if it really matters.  There’s no prize money for you. There are no upgrade points for you. Live to race another day.

Cool-down.  Don’t just stop.  Ride a cool down.  Take it nice and easy.  Small chain ring.  Roll those legs. Your body will thank you on Sunday.

CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES.  Nothing is ickier than people who hang out in a sweaty chamois all day.  Bad things will happen.  Saddle sores.  Worse.  Grab yourself some Action Wipes get yourself de-saltified and cleaned up.  Put on a nice, clean dry set of clothes and enjoy the rest of the day spectating.  Drink more.  Have fun.

Last stop on the June calendar was the US National Championships in Augusta, GA. When we walked out of the airport at 9pm on Monday night and it was still 90+ degrees, we knew we were in for a HOT, almost cruel, week of racing. Luckily before the racing got underway, we had a couple days to get somewhat acclimated to the heat and humidity. We were pushing the fluids continuously from morning til night to replenish the sweat that would drip from our skin as we stood still just breathing.

The first stars and stripes jersey to be awarded for the week was for the time trial. The course was a straight forward 30km (18 mile) out and back trip that included several rollers along the way. I didn’t have high expectations for the time trial, although when we were pre-riding the TT course a couple of days before the race, I felt good enough that I thought maybe I could have a strong ride. We ride the fastest TT bikes out there, the Specialized Shiv, and mine was going so fast without even trying! I felt like I had no chain – it was that easy. However, on the day of the TT we woke up to lower temperatures but 100% humidity. It was absolutely suffocating. During my ride all I wanted to do was sit up to take a deep breath and peel off my skinsuit. I felt awful. I didn’t feel comfortable at all, but I gritted my teeth and pushed as hard as I could to the end. Needless to say, I didn’t have a great result. I’ve done well in time trials in the past, but I am by no means a time trial specialist so I didn’t let myself get too wrapped up in the result.

The following night was the criterium. We knew that our best chance of winning was for any one of us to get into a break to hopefully eliminate some of the stronger sprinters. From the gun we started throwing bombs to get the break we wanted. Then just 15 laps into the 45 lap race, imminent storms caused the officials to call out five laps to go. We immediately had to reel back a break that had snuck off the front without us, which under normal circumstances wouldn’t have been so threatening, but with only five laps to go we had to bring it back together right away.

After we brought the break back, it was complete mayhem in the peloton. After what should have been 50km of racing, there would have been tired legs and probably a smaller peloton, but after only 20km of racing there were still a lot of fresh legs wanting a chance at the stars and stripes jersey. People were darting here and there to get in the best possible position for the finish. With half a lap to go there was a crash causing a little shakeup in the front of the field. Rides went down on both sides of me, which opened up a small gap that was too hard to close so close to the finish. My race was over, but several of my teammates were in the front still fighting all the way to the line. The stars and stripes jersey stayed on the back of defending champion, Shelley Olds, but we did the best we could given the situation.

On Sunday we lined up at 8:15am for the 75 mile road race in Fort Gordon. The mercury was already rising and it was only going to get hotter. We started the race with cold bottles on our bikes and panty hose filled with ice on our backs. Within the first two km of the race an attack went up the side of the peloton and one of my teammates was on it right away. Another rider tagged on and the three of them went speeding away and out of sight for three of the five laps. Having a teammate in the break took the pressure off the rest of us while other teams had to work hard to change the race situation to their favor. All we had to do was follow wheels to make sure that nothing went up the road without another one of us tagging along.

During lap four we heard that our teammate had been dropped from the break and there was one rider by herself, a very strong rider and time trialist at that. I dropped back to the team car to discuss the situation with our team director and he gave us instructions to take the gloves off and start racing as if we didn’t have a teammate up the road still. Boom, we hit the peloton left and right with attacks. The pace stayed high as many people were anxious to get going. Soon two of the riders from the break had been reabsorbed and there was only one rider out in front. At the beginning of lap five the lone leader was back in the peloton. It was game on for everyone.

Midway through the last lap there was an attack that I followed and before I knew it there were five of us motoring away from the peloton. The gap wavered between 20-40 seconds over the next 12 km. I was struggling with the heat and needed more water but was unable to get any from the team car. I started to feel goose bumps coming on, which was not a good thing, but I was able to hold the pace. Several kilometers from the finish, the gap was holding and we knew that the next road national champion was going to come from this break.

With just over a km to go we hit the last climb. I was expecting there to be attacks at the bottom of the hill but they didn’t come until about three quarters of the way up. I hesitated and missed the jump as three riders rode away to the finish about 400m away. All I could do at the point was watch how the sprint unfolded in front of me. Two years ago it was me who crossed the line with my arms in the air as the 2009 national champion. I knew what the thrill of winning this race felt like and now I was experiencing the disappointment. More than anything I was crushed for letting my teammates down. Not only did I want the win, so did the team. I have replayed the finish over and over in my head wishing I could go back and do it differently for me, for the team.

The past is past. It’s time to look forward to the next opportunity to win a race! July is another month jam packed with racing so there will be plenty more of them to come.