Nor*Cal State Finals

This past weekend was the Nor*Cal State Finals in Roseville, CA. When you have a race during the summer in Roseville you are guaranteed two things, hot weather and lots great racing. Due to injuries this year I was unable to attend the State Qualifiers necessary to maintain my number 1 plate this year sadly. However I was able to still race and get some much needed time on my bike.

Saturday’s practice didn’t start out well. I was feeling sluggish, having horrible gates, and feeling frustrated all around. Feeling out of shape and overheated I retreated to the Napa Valley compound to hide out in the A/C, hydrate myself, and try to remember that I’m coming off a 3 month hiatus. Second round of practiced proved to be a complete turn around. I was feeling stronger and was gaining a little confidence. I finished the night off with a 2nd and was feeling pleased with the gains I was making.

Sunday was set to be a long day, 90 motos! Again practice was problems the first time around…normally I would just take a few warm up laps and skip one of the other two. But I was feeling frustrated and wanted to go into the races feeling at least competent. As practice progressed I started to feel better and kept reminding myself I was just trying to improve each lap. I ended up bumping up to the older class with 4 other ladies. I ended the day with another 2nd for the weekend.

With Reno just 10 days away I know that now is not the time to be slacking…though I am still struggling. I’ve got some tough competition that will be there and I really need to do everything that is necessary to be ready. Sprints, track, and plyos will be filling my evenings for the next week. After Reno its race after race for the remainder of the season so now is the time for me to really start taking advantage of what little time that I have in between and get into a routine now…

I’m also going to start trying to remember to take my camera and actually document races and places that I go. Something that I have never been good at!!