I’m was so excited about participating in the first bike race of the year that I spent the better part of the morning on the potty…Uggggggg, nervousness attacks me in evil ways.
Fitness level is good, slept good, ate well the night before, instant oatmeal 3 hours prior to race start..had all my duckies in a row, or so I thought. My last bike race had been last summer and I only participated in about 4 of them…never really got my “mojo” back or whatever you want to call it. Today, I was ready to hit it hard! BOY, according to my husband, I really made those girls hurt…. One problem, I KILLED myself at the beginning of the race. I broke all of the rules in Bicycle Racing 101! This race was a 30 minute race with a sprint lap after the first four laps. I WENT HARD for the first FIVE laps and Faded, faded…I could have won $10 for each lap that I won. I got second in like five of them. At the finish, I was WAY back. Click here to read HOW FAR back (…….16th, dang it!).
Photos courtesy of KennyBZ. You can actually “see” the whole race, if you click here.
I WILL REDEEM MYSELF.
On a positive note, I got an excellent interval workout. My kids saw me out there racing like their Daddy. Treated myself to Starbuck’s after the race.
6 responses so far ↓
1 Stephanie // Mar 8, 2008 at 6:33 am
Look at you go! Congrats on a great fitness achievement!
2 workout mommy // Mar 8, 2008 at 12:34 pm
you look awesome! Congratulations! (and please, send me some of that weather!)
3 Christina // Mar 9, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Congratulations, Rachel! Strategy and fitness, what a way to pull it together! Love those pictures!
4 Ron // Mar 10, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Rachel,
I’m glad you got it right so far. Excellent. Now you’ve got to learn to stay in the front of the pack, save energy and the concept of “match burning”. Go for the podium!!
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