No, I'm not pregnant. It was reference to the rabbit in Alice In Wonderland. It seems to sum up the state of my life right now. It seems like I always have multiple things that I should be doing and I can never get caught up. Things are definitely starting to get busy. We’re now in the final days leading up to team camp and the stress of balancing cycling and the real world is bearing down. There are a lot of things on my mind but while these things are constantly swirling around in my head I have to remain focused on the bike. Having said that, it’s also a very exciting time.
On Wednesday, Joe, Neil, Isaac and myself piled in the team van and made the trek to the human performance lab at Eastern Carolina University. Our good friend Dr. Tim Gavin had a new protocol he wanted to run on some cyclists and we jumped at the chance for some free testing. The Dexa scan was beneficial because now I know how much weight I can drop without losing muscle mass. I was always paranoid that I was going to focus too much on being light and lose power. In general it was good to get some baseline numbers for the year. It was also the first time I had been tested so I was a bit nervous about seeing my VO2 max which is more or less unchangeable. I was legitimately scared that I was going to be told I could never be a pro bike racer. I kept preparing myself for the worst. I imagined being told I would never be good and using that as motivation to win bike races so I could throw it in their faces. Luckily I don’t have to do that. My VO2 was not amazing by any means but it wasn’t low enough for me to be seriously concerned. My body fat % and lactate threshold were not bad for the beginning of March but there is definitely room for improvement. So I walked away feeling ok about were I’m at but definitely motivated to see how much I can improve before we go back and get tested this summer. Thanks to Tim and all the others at the lab who helped out, we sincerely appreciate it and can’t wait to get back this summer.
Moving on, I’ll get another race in my legs this Saturday before team camp which begins Tuesday. I’m so glad the season is starting. It’s time to do work. Look for updates on team camp throughout the next week.
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