Originally Posted by big john
Vilelamb, give it some time. If you want to be a better climber you can be. There used to be a woman in our club who was about 5'10" and an aspiring racer. She trained with some top coaches and became one of the top 20 women in the world. She was on the U.S. national team, Autotrader pro team and was a domestique for Linda Jackson when Linda won the HP Womens Challenge. She was very lean as a pro but even before that she became an awesome climber, a true mountain goat. Anyway, have fun first. How did you do in the crits?
I just don't have enough miles on my legs, even for someone who just started to race. I'm sure a lot of people can relate, it's so tough to ride at a reasonable hour with school/work (in my case, both). I did better at that crit than my first. My first crit had a very small hill and I sucked, only 5 other girls were in it. My second crit was totally flat, longer, windy, and with a lot more girls. I liked the second, though I didn't place well (I wasn't last though!!!) it was a lot more fun. I felt like I really pushed myself to the max, my heart rate reached 203 at one point. I got to paceline with 3 other girls who got dropped from the pack and when we crossed the finish line I felt like I still had some juice left. It was a great experience.