Post Tucson Bicycle Classic
   I never thought I would be so happy to get to “sleep in” till 7:30.  After 2 days of waking up at 4am to race at just before 7am I couldn’t wait to just lay in bed and wake up with the sun shining through my window.  These past couple days of doing my warm up on the trainer in the dark and getting to the start line as the sun is just cresting the mountains is an experience all in itself.

    Since the weekend I have been in a bit of a daze of post race recovery and season planning.  Now that I am Cat. 2 I want to race all the national races I can.  Get my big girl panties on and go show these cycling chicks what I’m made of.
   Putting together a rough race plan for the summer was exciting and made me a bit nervous looking at what great races lie ahead.  These past 3 months of winter preparation have laid a strong foundation for the rest of the season.  Between hours of cycling, pool time swimming, and strength and flexibility work through yoga I feel myself in the best shape I’ve ever been.

Looking Ahead
NEWS!!!
   I am super excited about the my upcoming travel/race planning.  I booked my flights yesterday to go to New York and California in mid April.  I was just talking to a friend the other day about how much I wanted to get back to NYC but couldn’t because of racing and training…. well, it seems the cycling gods heard me and made it work out.  Now I get to go to NYC AND race = perfect!!
   It’s going to be a crazy 2 weeks of travel.  First to NYC on the 9th, I’ll race the 14th, then fly out the 16th to California, race in Monterey for 4 days, then finally I’ll fly home to Tucson the 23rd.

This Weekend
But one step at a time.  Tomorrow I leave for San Dimas, California for the San Dimas Stage Race.  A 3 day stage race which I am so excited about.  

Upcoming races:

San Dimas Stage Race, San Dimas, California  – March 22-24th

Tour of Battenkill, Cambridge, New York – April 14th

Sea Otter Classic, Monterey, California – April 18-21st