The 2011 racing season is about to be under way this weekend with the Tour of Bahamas!! I decided to start things off with a strong early season race to keep up my motivation through the mentally tough winter training months.
The Tour of Bahamas has kept me motivated up until recently when I was snowed and iced into the house for days on end. The snow in was fine...for the first day. By day five in the house I was ready to never see the ice and snow again. Everyday I had to ride on the trainer, in the cold garage, for hours. One only has so much that they can stand to be on the trainer and my tolerance happens to be very low. The time on the trainer began to stack up and weigh me down. I started to dread getting on the bike as well as coming down with a chesty-head cold.
All this terrible weather brings me up to date with where I am currently, warmer, and sunny, Clermont, FL. --minus a heady-chest cold. Last Wednesday, 19 Jan, I left Georgia for a change of scenery and to recharge. I could not take any more of the cold weather --highs of 30F and overcast for days on end. I arrived in the evening to a sunny 70F day. Things were looking up. Day 1 on the bike, high of 75F and beautiful sunshine. Oh, yes, no arm warmers, no leg warmers and even a little sunscreen on my nose, I was absolutely buzzing. I tackled my single leg drills and threshold efforts with gusto! My training since has been great. It has been good to get away to gain perspective on things, hang with good friends (congrats Nguyen Vu and Desiree, glad I was here to witness the proposal), and even with the added hours and intensity of my training, I am feeling restored and rested.
Tour of Bahamas has historically attracted the South and Northeastern domestic pro teams as well as other top regional amateurs. Hopefully this year will be no different... The racing will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
1. a) Saturday will start at 8:30 with a 3 mile Time Trial, Eddy Merckx style (ie. no aero equipment allowed).
b)Followed by a Circuit race at 13:00.
2. The 105 mile Road Race will be the only race on Sunday and will start at 9:30.
Hammer Down!
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