Sunny King Criterium

[Andrea]

...is in a week and a day. It's my first NRC race, and, in all honesty, I'm kinda nervous about this one

I'll be racing against several women that I've looked up to since I started. It's a weird thought that I could (literally) rub (or bump) elbows with Laura Van Gilder or Tina Pic.

Time to see if my training will pay off!

[redrhodie]

No self doubt, please! You're gonna rock!

[SheFly]

Good luck! I will have several teammates going down to that race as well. Remember my post from Turtle Pond, and make sure you practice positive self-talk - you'll do great!

SheFly

[RoadRaven]

All the best... looking forward to reading a race report


Rock away Andrea!

[Andrea]

So... I only lasted 20 minutes in the Sunny King Crit before I got pulled, but it was definitely a trial by fire learning experience.

Sunday was better, though. I gave it another shot at the Roswell Criterium and stayed in for 41st place (it's a start)! I was on the wheels of Tina Pic and others several times during the course of the race. It was quite a rush! Also the hardest race I've ever done. Somehow I managed to pull a muscle in my chest- I can feel it when I breathe really hard.

I am happy to finish and look forward to getting more competitive as I get more practice/fitness. I'm going to ride in a couple of cat 3 men crits before my next NRC race at the end of the month (Tulsa Tough) since the speeds, race durations, and pack sizes are similar (~25 mph average, hour long, 50 or so riders)


I wrote a race report & put some photos up in my blog if anyone's interested