The Punishment Continues

Since riding 3 back to back long rides wasn’t enough, I did the lunch time training race today. The group was smaller than the last couple weeks and the fast Rock Shox guys weren’t there but still plenty of strong riders. I didn’t feel terrible but I certainly could feel fatigue in my legs. On the climb, I could only get my HR into the low 180s and normally I push it to the low 190s. On the first 2 laps, I managed to almost to hang with the lead group on the climb but had a small gap at the top. Both times I was able to work hard and get back on the flat. As soon as we started up the climb for the last time, I got dropped by 3 guys. I was tempted to back off and not push too hard but managed to stay motivated and keep the hammer down. By the top of the climb I had reeled in 2 of the guys to finish 2nd.

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