is racing. . . is rad

I am excited.
I am always excited.
But tonight is something different.
It was track racing at Brunswick again and what a perfect night it was.
Due to me being newbie i was D grade again tonight with the race line up being an 8 lap scratch, 10 lap points, 12 lap scratch and elimination.
As expected I never was close to coming first, though I'm so certain i had the most fun for the night,
It is the BEST feeling of seeing how far you can push your body as it yells and screams at you to stop. The biggest satisfaction I got for the night was just constantly chasing and not giving up.
I finished every race. I am just so pumped. Just edging to get back on the bike. . . kick out some km;s.  .
cycling for me is becoming obsessive and i love it. ..

So some things i learnt from tonights racing
1. don't give up you will always regret it
2. gaps are made so you can get in them
3. don't get in the gaps til your confident
4. ASTHMA MEDICATION
5. training always helps. .

im a girl of few words so til next time

One race down?

so the weekend was one of pain, cold, mental exhaustion, asthma, lactic acid and nerves. . . ohterwise known as such an amazing weekend.
it was my first road race, where i didnt finish, i didnt even do well, but i did start.
i only completed 2 laps of the course. and it was alot harder then i thought it ever would be. lessons were definitely learnt though.
my first lesson was how to pack for a race, i did over pack. . . i over packed to the extreme. yet i still forgot some things i needed such as enough water, some pre food and i need to invest into some leg warmers.
next was how to avoid pre race nerves. KNOW WHERE THE RACE IS, getting lost trying to find a race is a stupid rookie mistake. if i wasnt nervous enough i made it worse by not having a map, not knowing the address and thinking i could find my way by looking at google maps 2 seconds before leaving. . . BAD IDEA.

also im prescribed to asthma medication for a reason. i need to use it. .  this was my biggest delema for the race. when you cant breathe you cant race. and another way to help with the breathing is by doing a proper warm up. . . not a ride up the road and roll back. . .
starting a race on cold legs causes cramps. especially when everyone else is warm. .

also training is a must. . . i need to get so many more km's into my legs but i just find it so hard with uni to think about as well. . .
trying to find time to do even a 30km ride everyday is hard enough, let alone a decent ride. . .
lastly i need to start riding in bunches. . . being nervous in a bunch or sitting on someones wheel leaves you being spat out the back on the bunch trying forever just to hold on. . . i didnt like that and also did play up with my asthma

but im still so happy. . . i know what it feels like to race. .  i love the pain, the speed, and best of all the accomplishment of giving it a go. ..