Everybody has bad days. Some people have bad weeks. This last week was terrible. Everything just went wrong. While trying to put in some hard training for George this weekend, I made the mistake of training too hard. I got a couple of good training sessions in, but too many of them. Then I started to fall behind at school, resulting in later nights and less time to recover. This weekend was the third in the Provincial series and a good tester before SA Champs. I had big expectations, but ended up way behind what I was aiming for. I was looking for a dice with teammate and friend Travis Walker but it didn't happen.
The location was Uvongo, just outside Port Shepstone. The course was on a nut/banana/sugar cane farm and it was a really bumpy track. They decided to group us with the Elites for the start, and that promised for some really competitive racing. Due to the distance of the track from home, I was unable to ride the course beforehand, a really stupid idea. So we took off on our first race lap, and Travis hit the front, full systems going... I clung on, but the pace was too hot and I realised that the previous week was taking its toll on me. Towards the end of the first lap, in a muddy section, Travis ground it out while I spun in the mud. Wrong tyres for the conditions, and I had to hop off and run. From then I really didn't feel good and so I decided to go on cruise control for the rest of the race. I ended up doing 6 laps instead of 5, and felt better towards the end. All credit to Travis for riding an awesome race.
Well, I hope that things come right before this weekend, the big one... SA champs in George! Remember if you're not feeling it after training too hard, take a break! It's all rest and recovery for this coming weekend but I hope it's not too late... till then,
Ciao
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