Amped Up
Posted 06:39 PM, May 15, 2007, by luciadvmYaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!! I just joined the Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club.
It turns out there are actually several people from Stanford on the team. I have ridden three times with them now on their Sunday Social ride (the parts where my heart rate exceeds 180bpm are slightly less "social" for me, as I am trying not to fall off the back, i.e. get left behind). Everyone has been super nice, and better yet, I now have an awesome kit to race in! I had so much fun that I managed to recruit two of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training alumni that I have been riding with, and may possibly bring in a third. I swear LGBRC should give me a commission!
I have my first race in a week and a half--scary! I know I'm not fit enough to really ride my best yet but I hope I place ok anyway. I will be racing Category 4 (aka Cat 4), at the Mount Hamilton Classic. I am going to try to race as much as I can this summer. Bike racing involves a lot of tactics and decision making, based on both experience and knowledge of your competition. Unlike running, in which you are a little more control of the outcome based entirely on your effort, in bike racing the fastest cyclist doesn't necessarily win--rather, it is the one that makes the best decisions, and has the luck not to crash or have mechanical trouble, who wins. Having, oh, ZERO bike race experience under my belt, I really need to get some races in if I am going to get competitive any time soon. I just kick myself that I am 30 and have only just discovered this sport!
I'm hoping I can get some good photos at one of these events to post. I know my blog has really been short on visual appeal, but I'll get some pics on soon!
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