3 Weeks of Racing

I thought the month of July would never get here and never end. I was fortunate to race in the Omaha Classic, the Cornhusker State Games TT and in the Cornhusker State Games Team Triathlon.
I got a summer cold prior to the Omaha races, and the weekend turned out to be a comedy of errors. I got confused in the TT and raced the course backwards, and added a few miles on and received a double penalty, one due to my error of riding 5 extra miles, and one from the officals. Needless to say, I did not place. The next day in the road race, I did alright until the last lap. I was sitting in, drafting and conserving energy, but I forgot to drink, and began to cramp up on the last lap, got dropped, and finished 17th.
The next week was much better. I worked hard at the Cornhusker State Games TT and came in 2nd in Cat 5, 6 sec. behind first. I kept it in proper context by comparing my time to the Cat 1, and realizing I did well, but there is a big difference between Cat 1 and 5.
The triathlon was fun, I rode well averaging 23 mph and I was truly inspired by those who did the three events, rather than taking the easy road and competing only in their specialty. I have in the back of mind, that I might try the whole event next year, but I would have to work on swimming.
It has been a good month of racing, but I am glad that it's over for now. The triathlon also got my psyched for Cross. We had to run with our bikes to the start, and run with out bikes from the finish to our runners. The dismount came back like it was just yesterday, and I thought, I can't wait for the pain and suffering of Cross season.
Thank God for a good month of racing, that added humility to my life, a lot of fun, and most importantly no injuries.