Cycle Fitness WED NIght race

I think it was lance who said sometimes you are the hammer and sometimes the nail.. tonight I was definitely the nail. I had done a 6 mile run at noon to try to start acclimating to the heat and humidity. I felt crappy than and I felt worse for the race. Actually lining up I felt some fluttering sensation I had not felt since last time I had A FIB two years ago. Mike said I should cut back on the caffeine.. Well maybe....

I started the race anyway and the legs were not there.... I could not respond on the hills or on the flat. I than started thinking that I am coming off my second biggest training week and have not ridden in 3 days - just run and swim- and I have my first A race on Sunday- Quassy REV3 1/2 IM. I hope to have a good race that day and I dont think going the extra 20 min would help me blow open my legs more than the first 30 min I just suffered through. SO, I had Mike grab my wheel and did my best to help bridge up to a little break that had formed. Really pretty weak effort on my part but Mike finished it up and made it to the front group. THan I soft pedaled and rode to my car. Matt got back to his winning ways but it looked like a good finish and it was great to see Beasly out there pulling Mike up to a break as well. Rick has really shown some improvement this year and Mike definitely looking super strong thanks to lots of hard work. He finished up a TOUGH race in 4th after a 375 mile week last week.

As soon as  i got home, I got the kids to bed and jumped in a 10 minute ice bath.... today the legs feel a little better. 

Great job to DOug, our new B racer who soloed the last 6 laps for  a win... nice
Ryan