Not too much to say about my racing. My head was not in this race from before I left. My unfinished house and it being Mother's day on Sunday was at the forefront. I wanted to go because I wanted to be supportive of my teammates and not bail when I had committed to going.
Quick rundown:
The TT I gave it my best effort but simply didn't push hard enough on the way out. Turned around and the wind stopped me, same as everyone else. Still need to practice those darn things.
The crit was my best opportunity and I just didn't make it happen. From not getting clipped in bad position for the 1st few corners and then trying to chase back on without enlisting help (I do know better but I wasn't thinking.) Then the asthma + redlining I pulled myself out disappointed with all of the mistakes I seemed to have made all at once. Then I watched as the remaining field raced and realized how dang hard they were going. Kudos to everyone who hung on to the finish!
The RR I had no plan except if it was raining I wasn't going to ride at all. I never treated it as a race for me it was training. But I was not going to do that decent in wind and rain. The weather halfway cooperated. I did the race my hip in pain the whole climb, I could barely pedal if a sat so I spent much of the time standing and climbing. I caught up to a few of my Group Health friends and was so glad to have company. The decent was windy and I was timid. I sure liked the tailwind on the way home though.
What I came away from this weekend can be summed up in one word, friendliness. All my interactions were with super cool and friendly people. Really I can't think of a better way to feel at the end of a race. I received support from so many people and had fun in spite of my personal racing performance. I was able to celebrate the success of many friends who accomplished great things like overcoming mistakes, getting back out there after injury to getting back up with a smile after going down and even winning. Thanks for a great weekend Wenatchee, see you next year.
