Plymouth - North and South

[SheFly]

I was hurting on Saturday and had fleeting thoughts of quitting, but with the encouragement from my fans, I managed to finish! (Let's hear it for getting lapped!)

Hey - 'cross is supposed to hurt . I'm proud of you for not quitting - DFL is WAY better than DNF.

Sunday I felt better off the start and had been able to ride all the steep sections in my warm-up lap ... I had trouble on the hills on a couple more laps and ended farther back ... On the last lap I managed to ride all the hills, so felt better about that.

And those hills were TOUGH! Good for you!

This was the first time I wore a heart-rate monitor during a race and I was pumping above 90% max through most of the race. No wonder I feel like I have nothing more to give! If nothing else, doing 'cross has shown me I can push myself harder than I thought without actually dying, and I have a long way to go to improve my strength and fitness.

My HR graph always looks like a plateau at a 'cross race - usually at about 90 - 95% of max! This will defintely not kill you. A bruise here and there maybe, but definitely no dying .

Congrats on two great days of racing! How many does that make for you in your FIRST SEASON OF 'CROSS?????

SheFly