With the cyclocross season well under way and racing every single weekend, missing even one event can knock a rider out of contention in the overall series standings. Unfortunately, that will be me this weekend. Somewhere last weekend, probably in that cheap hotel in Greensboro, I was exposed to and infected with one of the more than 250 variations of Rhinoviruses -- the common cold!
All week it has been sore throat, stuffy nose, cough and mild fever. Although I've been treating the cold with rest, lots of fluids, home-made chicken soup, vitamin C, zinc lozenges, various aromatherapy (eucalyptus oil, menthol, tea tree oil and even apple cider vinegar), the virus has not yet completely run it's course and I will have to forfeit this weekend's race - a race which I could have probably ridden well at.
The plan was to have a fairly secure placing near the top of the overall cyclocross series standings by the end of November. Because my music performance schedule is so over-booked every December with holiday parties, I can't possibly race then. Too bad, because that's when they have planned the State Championship and double-points race. As a result there are only two races left for me, one being an expensive out-of-town trip with a low probability of scoring high series points.
It now looks like it is time to shift my priority to the 2006 road season and let go of this cyclocross season.
Posted by dancoy at November 12, 2005 10:39 AM