Bendigo Summer Series Race 1

With local racing so close to home every Tuesday evening fortnightly, why wouldn't you race?  The 'Welcome' race was held at Spring Gully on a freezing evening 3 weeks ago.  I was glad to start riding hard just to warm up.  I haven't made my body hurt for a while, so it was quite a shock on the first of 2 laps.  The second lap I got into the swing a bit more and pushed a bit harder on the climbs rather than riding up them at a comfortable pace.  

Had a great time and met Jo from Bendigo Cycles again and we had great laughs.

The first actual race was held a week ago.  3 laps with a handicap.  First 2 laps I was in agony with a food allergy reaction, but it wasn't only my tummy that was sore - my legs and my lungs were killing me.  Oh I am so unfit.  But I had a great time, it felt good to push my body to hurt, though I ran out of push on the last lap and just rode the climbs.  

I had a great time again, even though I ended up with an exercise induced bark and a growling chest for the next 24 hours.  This is what happens when you let yourself get unfit.  Grump grump it's going to be a long way back....

Textbook cornering - photo thanks to Open Shutter Photography