State Time Trial Championships

So today was the State Time Trial Championships race, and honestly I woke up at home in Algonac and really did not feel like doing it. After laying in my huge bed at home for an hour I got up and packed my stuff and said by to mom and dad and I was off. I got to the race without getting lost this year and got a warmup in that was decent. Honestly I did not feel good at the start, but after a few miles I was off and rolling at a good clip. I actually turned around too early and had to turn around and go back which cost me 10-15 seconds, but thats life. I had my I-POD on and I saw a lady waving so I assumed that was the turnaround. Well I realized very shortly my mistake and I continued on. Halfway through I looked at my time and I was around 28 minutes flat and I think that got into my head, I was going way too fast for a long effort. I slowed down quite a bit the second half, but was still strong. My head was begging for forgiveness and my glutes and hamstrings were as well. I pushed so hard through the pain and I think my lactic threshold is way up from last year. I suffered like a dog as there was no true tailwind, but crosswinds the entire time. So I look down and my time was on for what I had wanted to do and I crossed the line in 57:51, a HUGE beating of my previous best of 61:37. After the race I had a super effort headache and needed a nap, but had to drive back to the zoo. I could barely keep focused on the drive so I just pegged it at 74 MPH and cruised. I got home and jumped into bed and I could not sleep because my legs were throbbing. So what do you do in that case, well I go for hour and a half rides to get the lactate out. So overall I got 9th in the Pro field and Brian Sheedy was there, the true Michigan pro, and he blazed everyone. I am happy with my performance and placed better in the Pro field then I did in the cat 3 field last year. Seems to be a recurring theme. I have a lot of shit I would like to write, but this has already became a book, so I am out. I will vent on why going home is boring later.

Friday- 2 Hours 15 Minutes
Saturday- 1 Hour 30 Minutes in Algonac on the TT bike.
Sunday- State TT- 9th 57:51, 1 Hour WU, 40 k TT, 30 CD, 1 Hour 30 Minutes spin. 4 Hours.