Pitiful Results

Sunday's race yielded pitiful results. The race begins with a long road section, somewhere between a quarter and half mile. I was determined to stay with the pack during this section. Unfortunately, I geared the bike easy to enable me to make all the climbs later in the course. This proved my downfall in that the other guys in the class are much stronger riders. They used harder gears which allowed them greater speed on the road. I was able to hang with them from the start to the end of the road but quickly blew up after that. Once we hit single track, they just pulled away and left me breathing dust. I suffered through the three laps at a snail's pace, finishing last.

I try to stay positive and say that this was just a good training ride, but the competitor in me wants to do well no matter what. I'm just focusing on the 12 hour now. Its twenty days away and that's where I want to be the strongest. I'm going to add intervals and weight training, starting this week. I'll keep you posted.