I was able to squeeze in a mid-week club race, but it sure seemed like everything was working against me. It all started with my commuter train running late. Once I got home, I headed out in my car for what would normally be the 45-minute drive. It took me a half hour just to go 5 miles to the highway. Some crazy car accident had everything jacked up. From there, I merged onto a highway full of cars that were not moving. Turns out, a tanker truck full of fuel overturned and was engulfed in flames.  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-tanker-fire-webapr03,0,4173839.story 
Once the traffic finally started moving, I was following a truck pulling an empty trailer. The driver nearly lost control of his rig, and the trailer swerved violently, taking up both lanes. Could there be any more things working against me?