sun prairie cup
first off, this course was awesome. one of the best around actually. i started second row and got gapped right away. i fought to hold wheels for half the race and then had another bad lap or two around the middle of the race that sealed my fate. joe, mike and ron finished 2-4 and i feel like i should have been right up there with those guys. i managed to start bringing people back late in the race and finished in 9th. and, i was pretty happy that i didn't get lapped by brian matter.
i was sore and achy - i did a bunch of yard stuff on saturday plus a 1:15 ride which in hindsight wasn't the greatest pre-race ritual. but what was more disappointing was that i didn't feel well - same old, same old - i'm not sure why but something i ate i guess.
i'm also a little frustrated with my equipment. my feeling has always been that equipment is second to fitness in maximizing the results you are capable of. however, with the shorter cross races i think equipment is probably a little more important. racing with pro/1/2 and masters 35+ fields where ultra lightweight bikes and tubular wheels are the norm is getting discouraging. equipment upgrades for this season are not in the cards (our bike budget has been spent for 2011) so i guess i just need to buck up and put it out of my mind that i am at a pretty major disadvantage. i guess it'll make me faster in the long run.
enough of that! i'm not racing for the next couple of weeks due to other commitments. hopefully i'll be able to use it as a training block leading up to the next camrock race november 12th.
last week's training:
m: 45 minutes (run)
t: 75 minutes (commute)
w: 60 minutes (cross practice)
r: off
f: 90 minutes (commute w/ a longer route home)
s: 75 minutes (military ridge through badger prairie)
n: 120 minutes (w/warm up and cool down)
total: 7.75 hours
happy monday.
i was sore and achy - i did a bunch of yard stuff on saturday plus a 1:15 ride which in hindsight wasn't the greatest pre-race ritual. but what was more disappointing was that i didn't feel well - same old, same old - i'm not sure why but something i ate i guess.
i'm also a little frustrated with my equipment. my feeling has always been that equipment is second to fitness in maximizing the results you are capable of. however, with the shorter cross races i think equipment is probably a little more important. racing with pro/1/2 and masters 35+ fields where ultra lightweight bikes and tubular wheels are the norm is getting discouraging. equipment upgrades for this season are not in the cards (our bike budget has been spent for 2011) so i guess i just need to buck up and put it out of my mind that i am at a pretty major disadvantage. i guess it'll make me faster in the long run.
enough of that! i'm not racing for the next couple of weeks due to other commitments. hopefully i'll be able to use it as a training block leading up to the next camrock race november 12th.
last week's training:
m: 45 minutes (run)
t: 75 minutes (commute)
w: 60 minutes (cross practice)
r: off
f: 90 minutes (commute w/ a longer route home)
s: 75 minutes (military ridge through badger prairie)
n: 120 minutes (w/warm up and cool down)
total: 7.75 hours
happy monday.
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