I think the last month has been the most exciting month in terms of racing in a very long time....
This month I raced the Yorkshire road race test event and the Cams Basso Hog Hill race. These were both very different courses and weather.
My first race was the Yorkshire road race. It was hailing, raining and was round quite a brutal course, which is to be expected in Yorkshire. I was a bit disappointed with the race but despite having no winter training in my legs and still suffering with my back I should be pretty pleased I managed to be one of the few people that managed to make it round the whole race!
The Cams Basso race was one I completed yesterday, this race was very hot and brutal 45 times up Hog Hill.... Despite going dizzy I was very happy to make it round in the front group, as this was a massive improvement from 2 weeks ago. I definitely need to work on my sprints and accelerations as I quite literally crawled to the finish but it was a great sign of my fitness improving and I’m sure by the end of the season I can be somewhat at my optimum fitness.
I’m super happy that training is going well and I have gained some confidence in my fitness within races. I still need to work on getting completely pain free riding, but with continued physio support from Loughborough I’m sure it will gradually get there!
Thanks for reading,
Liv
