Wednesday was my climbing day in the Preserve. The steep grades are so spot on for suffering. My climb rides very much develop my strength and fitness. I was pretty sore going in to the ride from a hard effort on Tuesday. Yet still managed to hit all the hard hills and pump out the 4 hour ride. 5600 Feet Climbing. 52 Miles.The Watsonville Criterium was today. I learned the hard lesson in this race. I must improve my tactics. I felt I had some serious snap and serious speed and I left it unused in the end. The writing was on the wall for success in this race, and I closed my eyes to the words.......
