Well the promised report on the XC race at Beaconsfield didn't happen due to not racing, no the track wasn't washed out due to the rain, a fire didn't go through the day before, I just decided not to race, I rode the course the day before and realised how out of shape I am and figured it would be bad for the confidence to race in that state, so the next planned race is the Enduro at Beaconsfield on the 22nd of Jan, a lot more relaxed than the XC races there and I can just treat it as a training ride.
As for the training, I am on to week 4 of my program, week 4 is a recovery week for me, this doesn't mean I don't ride at all, still 6 days worth of riding just lower intensity than last weeks training, the first 3 weeks has gone really well, I have only missed 2 days and that was due to enjoying the festive season a little too much, now that I am back at work and in to a normal routine again I will get back on track with it all. I must say I am really enjoying my riding at the moment, I had serious motivation issues and really struggled with knowing how unfit I was and how much work I had ahead of me to get it back, my coach is telling me it will come quicker than I think and to keep at it, well I hope so, the Otway Odyssey is only 45 sleeps & 36 training rides away, with an average ride of 50klms that means I will have about 1800klms under my belt or knicks for that matter, surely that will be enough to get me through the race, right? I bloody hope so, I rode the first 20 odd klms of the course the other day and I could barely pedal my sorry butt back up the hill back to the car (which you could hardly call a hill anyway) so it might be a $95 Red Carpet run for me come the 19th of Feb.
Quote for today
It never gets easier, you just go faster.
Greg LeMond
Until next time happy trails!
Kat
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