Well I was up to my usual old tricks, I attacked too hard too soon. My legs were very tired from no rest since Methow. Monday "recovery ride" Tuesday 2 1/2 hours on the track, Wednesday 40/20's mind you only 2 sets of 3 plus hard hill sprints. Thursday ~22 minutes of the 6PM Seward race basically intervals as I was dropped every other lap. Friday I road to work and took it easy, I did not think I would race on Saturday but things worked out so there was some one there to watch my girls while I raced.
The race, I felt OK, but I burned up way too much power before the second time up the hill and got dropped at the top. Kirstin from TGH was laboring at the same point I told her to take some deep breaths and that she could do this. She did, she got infront and started pulling she asked me to come around I tried but my stomach and legs were cramping badly, I told her I just couldn't do it. I tried to hold her wheel but to no avail. We started to descend I was already gapped and couldn't make up the distance. For the remainder of the race I could see the chase group and the lights from the main group. I used this as once again TT practice, it hurt. I got to the hill for the final time up, I had been looking back occasionally to make sure no other dropped riders were going to catch me, at this point I had suffered alone for long enough that I didn't want to compete for what ever placing I was going to end up with. No one behind me so I slowed down and just started spinning on the hill. I look back and all of the sudden there are two women gaining on me, heck no! It's not much but I wasn't going to get caught even if it is for essentially nothing. I geared back up and got up the hill with them back out of sight. Not my greatest accomplishment but I managed to get 11th only a couple minutes off the chase group.
lessons learned.
1. Recover after stage races
2. Drink more, eat more
3. Be patient! No more attacking until it really counts
4. Decide if I really want to win and race like that's what I am there to do
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