I was out for a mountain bike ride last night with a couple of friends, hitting some trails I haven't been on in a few years. It was great to get out for the evening ride and just enjoy the trail and competitive feel of riding with friends. The loop we were one was nothing difficult or technical but it had a few short punchy climbs and some 'few minute' climbs. I just kept feeling out of sorts and...... slow. Slow is a bummer.
Typically come April I'm starting to feel 'competitive', but not so far this year. It's certainly discouraging to feel this way. I'm trying to stay focused on the fact that I started training a month later than normal and I've been sick twice. So by default I should be a month or more back compared to normal. On top of that almost all my riding has been base miles, they're necessary but it's hard to get fast doing endurance rides.
In the end I need to keep plugging away at the plan and not get too anxious. I have the 50 mile Endurance race Ridgeline Rampage coming up in two and a half weeks. Then Battle the Bear in a month, again the 50 mile endurance race. I need to keep building the endurance miles to ensure I can survive those races. According to my plan, those will help get me through the Bailey Hundo. Time will tell.
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