Since one week from today, I have logged SOO many hours in my car I have lost count! All i know is that from Sunday till this morning, I have been in my car more than i have been on my bike or anywhere else for that matter. I am in some serious need of sleep and solid bike time. I have 3 stage races coming up in the month of May, Joe Martin, Tri Peak and Edgar Soto, and ATHEN/ROSWELL next weekend. Got to get away from the car. It's bad for the form!
Yesterday was the Komen Race for the Cure crit in Macon, Ga that opened up the Tour de GA for the men's finish. I drove down to ATL monday night after just getting back from the mountains early monday morning. Got to my aunt and uncle's house late and fell asleep literally in 5 minutes. It was a good thing nobody was up because i was in no mood to be social.
I woke up at 6:30 and went out for a light spin. My coach, Dave Brown, warned me that my legs may not feel good after all the riding I did over the weekend in the mountains but I felt pretty good considering. I did a group ride Sunday afternoon that i thought would be mellow. It was far from mellow. These guys and girls were trying to kill each other. Normally that would be fine and i am all for ripping your friends legs off but since i had to race on Tues, i was getting a little freaked. You know the feeling when you KNOW you can go hard and push yourself but you know you will pay for it dearly in the days leading up. Well, there i was trying to be conservative while 2 girls were in the lead group. It was killing me, finally i decided to just sit on their wheels and make sure they weren't going anywhere without me. I hate how the bike makes you do silly things like that.
The picture of me in the creek is post group ride COLD MOUNTAIN Creek. I figured the only way to make sure i would be good to go for Tues was to take an ice bath O'NATURAL...it worked.
Tuesday in the warm up, I felt great. The race started fast. I actually attacked on the first lap. Sometimes i just love doing that to get everybody in the red zone in the first few minutes, including me! Aaron's had a decent number of girls there along with Victory Brewing having a few girls. Kenda, my team, had 4 so we were looking good. Attack after attack went but nothing stuck. I tried several times to get in something but Aaron's had a plan for their big sprinter and it worked. Everytime a break went they would shut it down. The last few laps were fast with the pace picking up. I knew where the attack was coming on the last lap. Backside on a little rise. Sure enough i saw it and jumped out to the side. Should have gone earlier since i am not known as the best sprinter, or for sprinting at all. So i caught a wheel sitting very nice, maybe 12 deep. Came around the last corner into a small downhill finish and passed a couple more riders within the last 200 meters. Finished with a strong 10th. Not great but not bad considering most everyone in front of me was a sprinter. Man, if I could just learn to get up out of the saddle at the end of the race, I am almost certain I could have picked up a few more.
If anyone gives lessons on sucessful sprinting and would like to teach me...you know how to reach me!!!
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