A quiet rainy Saturday. Nice time to reflect on my racing. Iola was my first race and going through the course the day before with the next days sport class winner didn't build confidence, wondering if I could even finish the race. All went well and finished well ahead of last place. Those down hills were nail biting on my hard tail. Took some air out of the back tire for Treadfest. Other tips I picked up; there's more stopping power in the front brakes and I really need to do sprints in warm up to get the heart rate higher. I hit a certain grade and everyone starts passing me by.
Weighed in at 257+ at Iola, 251 at Treadfest. Took several days to recover before I could do an extensive workout at the gym, dropped another pound in two days. Experiencing the necessity of high quality components in racing. Never had a problem in the past but now the derailers are just full of complaint and their protests cost me time at Treadfest.
The way things are going I may have to consider dropping under Clydesdale weight and competing in a new class. Let me go through the Iola race in my mind again. This time with a greatly improved cardiovascular and before I start I cut a 45lb plate off my gut. Goooooooo.
I feel like a wide eyed dog with his head out the car window jowls blowing in the wind. Ahhhhh.
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