The importance of sleep

Wow, what a difference a week makes. I rode 4 times last week in 4 days. My goal was to ride 12 out of 14. I took Thursday off so that I could finish up my week of running workshops and didn't get back on the bike for a week.

Anyway, I am in desparate need of sleep, struggling through the workshop I am offering, and feel stressed because Masters of the Mountains 2 is 4 days away. Yikes. The workshop ended at 2:00, so I figured I had better get the mountain bike out and go. I went to the state park where last year I broke my freewheel 1 week before the Masters of the Mountains race. It's a good park, with ridiculously steep climbs. I rode to the top of the hill twice, then raced around the lower section for a bit, and hit the wall. My legs felt good, but I had that feeling again of being about to fall asleep at the wheel. I turned around, headed home and now I'm sitting here sweating in the air conditioning. So, a good night's sleep a few days in a row seem to be in order. I hope to ride on Saturday morning, then the race is on Sunday.
The map looks like the exact course as last year. My goals for this race are:

1. Finish
2. At the top of the mountain, there is a section where you come out on a ski trail and face an easy, gentle climb along the smooth, grass trail. Last year when I did this race, I had so little left at the top of the first climb I ended up walking this easy section. My goal is to ride it at least once this year.

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