Second Race Of The Season = Postponed For Flooding

Yep. Well at least after getting soaked on Saturday at least I was dry on Sunday. It’s too bad. This was our Team’s Race. I was also supposed to work the other races. While it was disappointing I was partially relieved as I ended up with a flat rear tire (didn’t notice until I took the bike out of the car when I got home so it must have happened at the end of the race) and I went to get a new tube and it was the wrong valve stem size (too short). I was scrambling around trying to find a tube on Saturday night when the cancellation message came. Whew! It was a good call to call it off though. The flooding was really bad and the police needed to have all hands on deck for emergencies rather than watching us ride our bikes around in circles (some faster than others).

Church was also canceled due to the flooding so I didn’t get out of my jammies until about dinner time where we ventured out to take a look around and grab something quick to eat. Helped around the house with some light house work and watched a movie with Leah. Turned out to be a nice R&R day which it seems I needed as I definitely felt some DOMS set it from the Saturday race. So, though I was dropped from the main group, I must have been pushing myself pretty hard

I am taking a good part of this week off the bike. I have been tired lately and not feeling right. Plus I developed some back soreness. I’m pretty sure this all is from the increased intensity over the last 3 weeks. I don’t think the timing is coincidental. So I’m going to get some good sleep, and not hop on the bike until the fatigue and soreness is gone. Then rather than try to extend my peak fitness the next 3 weeks, I’ll start my 6 week maintenance period two weeks early and try to get some mid-season base miles in and get ready for the second build. I’ll race through the maintenance period a little (make that my intensity) just for fun and experience. Hopefully the second build period will help me improve enough to hang with the races a little better by the end of the season.

Next race on the schedule is May 26.