Wed.- Did the prescribed workout with the rest of the GAS team. We did 2 efforts up Story Hill. One took about 15 minutes. The other took about 10 minutes. I kept it at the prescribed pace. There isn't much around here that is a 20 minute hill/effort. Then went to the venue where the State Championship race will be. John had mapped out a route where there were lots of corners. The effort was probably more like 5 minutes. Did this 3 times. Having a hard time getting in the entire workout before it gets dark. Rode home in the dark.
Thursday
Did the run in the am. Felt good.
Was raining in the pm. Rode the TT bike on the trainer. Made plans for a beer with Jamie so that got cut a little short. Rode only about an hour. Did core for 30 minutes.
Friday
Was tired this am. Didn't make it out on the run. Weather was pretty crappy and raining all day. Erik, John, and Lisa motivated for a ride after work. Felt fine riding in the rain once I got warmed up. Have a little issue with the mt bike. Don't have a cassette for it. So haven't been able to ride it. Should I buy one, or can I get by on the cross bike?
Sat.
Felt really good in warm up. Raced hard! Worked harder than in any other race this year. Lindsy was working me. Gained on her but never caught her. 16 or so women in the cat 1,2,3 field and came in 5th. Fun race, good course, and good people. Spun around for at least 30 minutes.
Sun.
Felt like my skills were pretty bad warming up. There were tight corners all over the course. Once grassy section with little turns. Exactly what we practiced on Wed. Didn't feel especially spunky though. Got a good start and it took a while for Kris Walker to pass. I thought she was Lindsy and would accelerate to not let her pass. About half a lap in she was gone. Then Lindsy passed. Put in a lot of effort to stay on her tail, then spent a lap regrouping and catching my breath. Keep going out too hard to sustain. Maybe lap 5 on a straight away I had caught up to Lindsy. I went for it and blew by her. Had to work to get rid of her but did. Good mental battle won today. Also finished 4th. Amanda Riley-Carey=1, Lisa=2, and Kris Walker=3. Tough field. Course today was fun. Worked really hard to accelerate hard out of all the corners. Wed. practice really payed off.
Note: My lower back has been hurting, usually the last two laps of a race, and at practice the other day doing the cornering and accelerating. Thoughts?
Still not sure what race I want to do better at. Both? I am pretty sure I will be disappointed if I don't give it a go at the State Championship. Have hometown advantage.
Mon.
Swim!
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