I have decided to try racing my first criterium this weekend, although I still feel tentative about it. And I am scared of crashing and/or getting dropped early. I'm the type of person who feels discouraged unless I know I am at the top of my game, and I doubt I'm anywhere near that, especially since I had that mystery virus and took a break a few weeks in May. I do find it interesting, though, that if I ride less often (two or three times a week), I perform much better during those rides. Perhaps if I quit riding entirely, I'll be the fastest cyclist in town. Ha.

Back to the crit. It's on Saturday in Tuscaloosa. I'm trying not to think about it. I am trying to remind myself, however, that feats of Olympian nature should not be expected of one's first crit. I expect too much from myself.