First race ever!

[cylegoddess]

Well - raced last week, in Tour de femme. First race ever!1
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got over serious Chronic fatigue, post viral illness, and a mirror dropped on my foot, plus having a hard time getting to the registry place, and even RODE to the race.

If you know me, thats amazing. I was so ill about two weeks before, I could barely walk. Then, for another week, pretty bad.Got chelation about two weeks before but had not worked. In fact I got worse, back to how I was several years ago.
This includes bad sores on my lower back, which can make shorts a no no.
So I thought, Armstrong has nothing on me!!
In fact after 11 KM, I was pretty tired ( rode at 26 km the whole way, pst viral fatigue.)

[cylegoddess]

I had rode aggressively, after the first km ,when I felt , hey I can bunch ride - I can PASS TOO!! So there I went , little legs spinning, overtaking all the grannies and mums, passing everyone on their nice touring bike( its a causual ride as well as a race).
It was on part of a parkway for a while, with cars whizzing by in next lane( so scary!)
Anyhow, I was telling this woman my tale, and about the people at my clinic who have cancer, and ride and how I got into Lance Armstrong and this Lady is like 0h your Amazing! YOu! You are your own Lance! You go !!
So I thought, yeah and even though I had been puffed out, legs sore and really hurting -( at least 4 or five times), I said I will! And she said later - you just TOOK OFF! FLEW up that hill! Your were gone!! And she rides all the time , too!
I was eating up the pavement, dishing out pain, yeah! Rode so fast got worried on flats I was going too fast!!
Im going to race again, I just know it!

[malaholic]

That's awesome! And inspiring, given all you've been through. Congrats on what I hope will be the first of many great races.

[cylegoddess]

[Grits]

Whoo hoo! Good for you!

[staceysue]

Your post looks one awesome adrenaline rush! Congratulations!

[tribogota]

and the best part is now, during any other difficult situation, you can say to yourself, hey, I did that race, I can definitely do THIS!

[cylegoddess]

Yes! Oh and whats amazing is that I realized that I really didnt do any training.
I ride about 20 km on weekends, but not for speed.I guess those years of spin classes paid off.

[cylegoddess]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42034117@N08/?saved=1

[bikerchic]

....true cycling goddess! How awesome and thanks for sharing I love your excitement and I can tell this is the first of many races for you!

The bear huffy picture was worth the look too.