To Race or Not to Race

So here's the dilemma, two weeks of life turbulence has resulted in no race training since my last one at Marymoor Park. I want to race but not sure if I should.   I asked a good friend for their advice and that advice was do a number of Up Downs and see how I felt about my recovery.

So armed with the Sufferfest video (www.sufferfest.com) "Revolver" and my very own torture chamber aka training room I hit the bike to see how I would do.

 

 

A warm up, 45 minutes and 15 Up Downs later and I can tell you I needed a shower.  Here are my stat's.  They won't win any awards but depending on how I feel later they give me the base to race from tomorrow.   In anticipation I cleaned my Cross Bike and I will let you know what happens.