It was great to be back in town for the weekend at my old
home course where I learned to ride a mountain bike; Buckwallow (just north of
Gravenhurst, Ontario). I am flattered and it meant so much to me to see friends
that I hadn’t seen in years come out and support me – there truly is no better
feeling! Unfortunately the race was overshadowed by bad weather and no pre-ride
of the course, and it just wasn’t my day.
Riding the course blind (and my tire valve failing in the last lap) did lend to making it tougher and a
bit more stressful, but I have no real excuse.
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| bringing her home on foot. you can tell I'm not too impressed with myself here (photo stolen from Jim Cassell) |
Some days are bad days, and we
can all learn from them and how to make them better! By this point in the
season my training regimen has been demolished by unpredictable, and too many
work hours. I am surely not complaining here, as I will be at work till
whenever it takes, and I take great pride in working with the University of
Guelph in the School of Environmental Sciences Microbiology lab. Priorities are
priorities, and I thought that I could get away with less training to make sure
that things get done at the lab. On the way home I reflected and figured that I
need to refocus myself, and sleep more, eat better, and train more (if I can).
Thank you to my great friends, to Jon and Vicki, who hosted
us, and sorry that I wasn’t able to put on a better performance for the race.
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| Thanks to Diana and her family who cheered, and had my feeds absolutely under control! (photo stolen from Jim Cassell) |
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| Feeds so clean that I didn't even have to look to know where the bottle was! (photo stolen from Jim Cassell) |
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| Finishing it off with an action shot! I'm told I looked strong during the race, and it was great to have such encouraging supporters! |
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