9/22/11 thru 9/27/11

Wednesday
Went on the GAS training ride. We 1) rode around the trees for a while 2) went to Pete's hill and rode down the trail and rode up the hill for two laps and ran up the hill for two laps. Then we rode this single track on Pete's that I have never known about and progressed over to Sourdough Ridge road. The ride over was pretty hard. I got a flat so the others rode and ran laps while I fixed it. At Sourdough Ridge we did 5-1 minute+ as hard as you can up the steep hill. Raced John on the last one and got a good climb in. I had a huge headstart. Felt like we dinked around for a while, but was pretty tired the next day. Riding in a group can make the suffering more enjoyable.

Thursday
Had a nice run and then did some core/weights in the yard. Mostly squats, lunges, pushups, and core. Am going to try and do weights at the gym. Want some more arm stuff than just pushups.

Friday
Good ride. Went with John, Lisa, and Erik over to the fairgrounds and rode around while John plotted the course for the GAS race. Good place to go. Good easy skills practice. Finished off on the BMX track trying to pump around the track. Couldn't pump that far, but got fairly high on the burm.

Sat.
Worked on cross bike so wanted to ride it to make sure it was functioning. Got a stomach ache/cramp/heartburn on the way home. Miserable. Had to stop and lay down in the shade a couple of times. I don't think Gatorade sits well with me. The sugar is to much.

Sunday
Super excited to race. Decided I need to have the same attitude for cross that I had for the triathlon season. Very positive and fun. Some of those other girls can be the biggest head cases and I honestly don't really understand why. I am going to go out and race my hardest at every race and enjoy it!
Race was fine. I rode as hard as I could except when I let Lindsy go. For some reason I felt bad sitting on her wheel. Like it was not the right thing to do. Feel I am in the right place though. Anna, Lisa, and Lindsy are all really cyclocross focused. Felt good keeping at least Lindsy in my sites. I wouldn't mind winning a race though, or at least being on the podium. This racing scene is hard!

Monday
Run on the new trail at Pete's and go to the gym for weights! Focused week this week!