Belated Post

Well the Dana Point GP has come and gone. Spent the night up at my Aunt's in San Juan Capistrano to be close to the course for the early 7:30am start. Fact: I do not like early race starts. Don't get me wrong, I wake up early everyday, but racing a bike early doesn't agree with me. As usual the Swamis lined up to the start line right on front. I moved in right behind them one row back. My plan was to stay on their wheels throughout the entire race, ensuring myself a high finish. I'm trying to practice 'sitting in' more during races and save me legs to finish stronger. So much for plans! The race started brutally fast and I found myself mid-pack before I knew it. That pretty much sums up this race report. Mid-pack all day. Finished 41st out of a full-field (120). I left the next day for San Francisco to drive my nephew back to my Sister's place. Good trip, but woke up on her fouton Tuesday morning with a pinched nerve in the right side of my neck. Then I made the mistake of going for a sixty mile training ride Wednesday with a teammate, and was in pain the whole time. So needless to say I've spent the last two days couped up in the house trying to get better before the team ride tomorrow, and the Chula Vista GP this Sunday. We'll see. I'm not doing either if this hasn't cleared up. I figure it's only going to set me back further if I push it now. Back to school June 23rd for a Speech class. Not looking forward to that, but it has to be done to get to where I want to be career wise. Return back to work this coming Tuesday from my two-week vacation. That's good and bad:) Until next time............