Today’s crit was rather uneventful. It looked like any other office park crit with some early breaks that led to nothing before forty crazy guys dashed for the line at the end. Of course there were the tee shirt primes that had guys going full throttle, so at least the pace was kind of fast at times… I always get pretty sketched out with so many riders going full tilt around the last corner and today was no different as I rolled across the line in 20th, collecting 1 GC point. Maybe someday I’ll stick my wheel in there better, but it wasn’t happening today. I finished the weekend 6th for GC so at least I had my gas money covered with a bit of cash prize. And honestly, yesterday’s road race was worth the entry for all three days combined; I had so much fun out there!
Once the racing was done I was able to jet up to Granada Hills to celebrate Easter with the Goddard portion of my family. Of course we had excellent food and it was good that I could meet some relatives that I haven’t seen since I was about two years old. Some frisbee with the kids made for some exciting active recovery out in the yard. Family has always been something that keeps me balanced, so today was great.
So another four consecutive days of hard riding are in the books and I was riding stronger than ever before. I guess that means I can rest these next couple of days like never before. I’m really starting to like this all or nothing approach to training. I know for certain that last year I’d never feel so strong after consecutive days of racing, so something must be working right… Enjoy the week. TJ
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