Perspective

Tonight I was looking through the Garmin files of workouts and races I did last CX season, which was my best so far.  I wanted to see what my all-time fastest CX race was.

Well guess what? It's the Elm Creek race we just did on Sunday in which I managed to not get last place and was a big source of frustration.  Yes the course was fast, but there are similar courses out there.  My second fastest CX race ever was one of the Tuesday Night races last year when they set up the course with a lot of straightaways.  I also didn't do so well at that race, but the next week I got 3rd when they added some turns.

That may not prove anything, but it means I am probably not slower than I was last year, which is significant because I was training a lot more last year.  From the start of my race season on September 25 to the MN State championships, I took a total of 3 days off the bike.  Some days I only rode the trainer for 15-20 minutes, but I was averaging more hours per week in October 2010 than any month so far this year.

Last year I was in the mix with guys who are now (or should be) Cat 2s, so once I start training again things will come around.