Today we headed out on buses to Brands Hatch where our Time Trial and Road Race will be held. Now for those of you who don't know, Brands Hatch is a well known motor racing circuit. Not one piece of flat road, it either goes up or comes down with a lot of technical corners! And I LOVE IT!
We were lucky enough to have ridden it back in June after the European tour we did and since then I have been able to view and "ride" the course via video. That has been the most valuable piece of training along with what is called a computrainer which has the course and the gradients in it. I honestly now think that the computrainer is harder than the actual course!
Although my Time Trial race is only one lap (8km), I did 3 laps today working on different aspects of the road. I absolutely loved riding the course today and although there were a number of trike riders on the course I was able to effortlessly ride by them. Now that could mean a couple of things, 1. They weren't really trying hard, 2. They were doing exactly the same as me or 3. I've gotten much faster! I would like to think it is the latter!
It has been a long day, but I am really looking forward to racing in 2 days and to be honest I am quietly confident. I read a great quote the other day from an unknown author and I think this will be my new mantra:
"Believe in your dreams and they may come true; believe in yourself and they will come true."
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