Please pardon my duel ways of writing cyclocross in various posts. I have been questioning whether the sport is referred to with one word, cyclocross, or two, cyclo cross. Though I have heard people speak of the sport for as long as I have been married, I only recently learned that it’s not cycle sport but a cyclo sport. Further I have learned that despite the front cover of Simon Burney’s authoritative book on the sport which has the title broken out on two lines reflecting two words it really is one word. That’s right, I’ve been perusing Cyclocross; training + technique, 3rd edition. Some of his best advice for the season is to wash your gloves after every ride and wash your hands. Don’t over train if you are ill.
That’s advice I’ve been following for over a week now. Not that I have been sick, but there is a cold virus in my body and I’m trying to keep it to a minimum. In fact, Mel, a friend and teammate, and I went out to practice some cross specific skills last week. Two hours of leaping over the cardboard barriers Hugh made, carrying our bikes through the play structure, doing run-ups and riding the dirt track at Dogwood Park in Cornelius, Mel went home and welcomed a sever sore throat and cold. I only rode one other day last week and felt pretty lame about it. But I made it to the race on Sunday. Unlike Mel, who thought to get a workout in on Saturday and sabotaged her recovery and couldn’t make to PIR the next day.
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