After a week of good hard training and excellent rest I was feeling pretty good. The plan was for another hard week, but as things worked out, I was pushing the limits of over training. It was pretty clear after the tell tale sign, increased resting heart rate when laying in bed. It was time to tone it down a bit anyways, the tapering has started for the USA Cycling MTB National Championships. My race is Friday, high noon, for the sport class race.
The goal of course is to win. Well, before I get to far ahead of myself, the real goal is to ride better than last year. If I'm riding better then we can worry about winning. A top 5 is also highly regarded, as that is supposed to be an automatic upgrade to Expert class, which in turn means an upgrade to Cat. 3 cyclocross. Riding 'cross in cat 3 means no riding in the early morning race. And of course, moving beyond the early morning race is a noble goal.
A little primer for the upcoming weekend, the start of the Pro Men's race from the 2007 National Championships.
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oh man... next year you HAVE to come to the Downieville Classic (http://www.downievilleclassic.com/pages/crosscountry.html). The beginning of the race STARTS with an 8-mile 3,000' climb. I thought i was going to die. After the climb, the actual fun began. The trail was really rocky and was the best trail i've ever ridden. So rough - you would definitely want something more than your scalpel .. something more like 4"+ of travel.
Anyway, I didn't take many pictures from the weekend, so you'll have to search flickr/picasa for "downieville classic" 2008 or something.
Good luck on the race!
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