Back on Track

1 entire week off the bike. I can't remember the last time that happened. Last night I hopped on the trainer again to test the legs and more importantly the tailbone. My arm is surprisingly weak and I only lasted about 20 minutes on the trainer. Baby steps I guess. Been there before, I know the drill. Bike racing is such a crazy sport. You spend so many hours in the cold and rain over the winter to prepare yourself for the season. You train for specific races so that you can build your form and fitness to peak at that time. If you get to have a life outside of bike racing or training it's very minimal at best and usually you feel guilty about missing your rest or training. Then you have fall and suddenly all of those plans have to be rearranged, new training programs have to be created, different races have to be evaluated. Cycling requires a lot of patience, patience and determination.

My teammate Kele is sitting on the trainer watching a cycling video while she does some one leg intervals. Teammates Jane and Alicia are outside riding in the rain for about 3 hours up in the Santa Cruz mountains. The dogs are sleeping on the couch and the cat is scratching at me for attention. Just another winter day in the life of a professional cycling team. Life is good.

Jen