Placement: 11th Place (ugh)Championship Standings: 3rd Place
This picture about summarizes my performance at Addison Oaks race. Going into the race I knew I was physically and mentally exhausted. I was still hoping I could just muscle through this race for a decent finish. Didn't really happen that way.
I hung with the leaders for the first lap. That is where the good news stops. I had nothing left after that. My legs were fried and I was mentally checked out. Every pedal stroke felt like my legs were on fire. I was dizzy and tingly all over, which is a clear sign of fatigue. I felt like I NEEDED to stop, but I knew if I stopped I would be even harder on myself, so I kept at it. At times I slowed down to a crawl. People passed me like I was a spectator. I think a spectator may have passed me, I'm not sure. I was miserable out there. When it's not fun, it's time to hang up the bike. Unfortunately, there is another race this weekend (the final race of the championship).
I'm not sure if I'm going to do that race or not. It will be a day before decision. Right now, I'm not mentally prepared to do the race. I'd like to take a week to 10 days away from my bike, then start training for Iceman. I'm sure my competitive spirit will start kicking in the closer we get to Sunday, but right now, there is no spirit, just exhaustion.
I raced from Feb. to late August this year, too long. I have decided to start racing in late May and try to peak in August, instead of early to mid-July. I raced about 10 times, doing a few endurance (10 hour, 100 mile off-road "races"). The endurance events will either happen last, or not at all. They are simply too hard to recover from. I do race Pro. late.
ReplyDeleteyeah the Triathlons are what did me in. I'd like to only do 1 next year, but I'm sure my friend will talk me into two. At least the two tri's will be seperated by a couple months.
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