Excuses? Or....Excuses!!

Thursday started off like a normal day...blah blah blah. Chris wanted me to take a cycling test to check up on my fitness. I started the warm up and felt horrible...like I wanted to throw up! Weird. I proceded to start the test and felt OK until it got hard. I suffered and felt horrible (which is normal) but I wasn't even near where I should be. My watts were too low to be suffering like this. I rode until I couldn't hold the watts any longer, I ran and threw my head in the toilet. I didn't get sick, but thought I would. I obviously worked hard, but why were my results so crappy?
I sent my files to Chris...he emailed me, "NO GOOD! You'll have to do it again in two days." Not what I was hoping to hear. Add insult to the misery.
I was off to teach my spinning class. Still didn't feel good. I tried to motivate my group as I felt horrible and hollow. I had a pool of sweat under my bike, but felt like I was going to pass out at any time. Driving home, I began to shake and shiver...oh no what's this? Well, after shaking, shivering and moaning in a ball for an hour it started. I began to throw up...all night into the next day. I actually smiled at one point after pulling my head out of the toilet, b/c ah ha! That's why I sucked so badly on the cycling test.....I'm sick!! Thank God. Trust me, it didn't feel good to be that sick, but I needed to know there was a reason for that bad test besides horrible fitness.
Bill wanted to take pictures of me curled in a ball crying, but I shot daggers out of my bloodshot eyes at him. So thankfully, no photos to post this time!
Unfortunately, little Maddie seems to have the virus now. Poor baby. She's much tougher than her Mommy, though.
Take your vitamins and wash your hands!!
Heather

Too Cold to Ride Outside!

Cross-training with the family and some indoor TT fitting and Rocky vs. The Big German

It was 13 degrees and I didn't want to be on the trainer again. Did a nice hike with 40 lbs. on my shoulders. Bill enjoyed some of the cross-training too. It's supposed to snow up to a foot here in the next 24 hrs. I guess the next croos-training will be shoveling!

How's the TT position look? Pretty aero, right?

It was so cold......poor Maddie. Even Zabina wanted to go home half way into the hike!
I look at all the blogs of the bigger budget teams in warm-weather training camps and can only think of Rocky #? When the big German had all the state of the art training equipment and Rocky was running in the snow and punching frozen carcass! That's me...NOT the big German....Rocky!

New Beginnings!

Well, here's my first attempt at blogging.
First of all I wanted to thank my family and friends who have helped me with personal sponsorship. I am lucky to have such a supportive network around me. I wanted to thank my coach, Chris Rozdilsky www.ctrsport.com for his dedication and professionalism!

I'm really excited about Team Advil-ChapStick! We have an awesome director, Laura Charameda, one of the best female cyclist that the US has ever had! We've signed some amazing cyclists. We should have a great season of racing.

For now, I'm training and getting ready for my trip to California. I'll head out in March to race in the Quad Knopf and then to Redlands! Unfortunately, our unusually warm winter has turned itself around. I'm stuck on the trainer for most days and bundle up on the weekends for long rides.