The race in Phoenix wasn't the best for me personally. I knew i was gonna be a bit off the pace as it hadn't been a priority in my training but it was an eye opener to see how far off i was, not so much physically but mentally.
Being in a race for the first time in a while took its toll, although i'm glad that i've had a good winter behind closed doors. I came away from the wkend with alot to think about but this wk in Chula Vista at the OTC has been really good.

I've managed to get alot of track time in throughout the wk and have been trying some new stuff out, which so far has worked well. We've been getting up super early though to get on the track as from 11am it gets real windy until 3-4pm ish, so 7am starts have been pretty much the norm. It's been kinda rewarding getting the training done before mid morning.
There's been a few people here to ride with also, Americans, Dutch and Japanese so it's been good getting on the SX hill with 7 other guys. You've gotta be on point the whole time or your just gonna get shut off.

We popped across to the local Mall yesterday for a Starbucks after training, was a welcome addition to the day....so much so we're heading across there again in about 30mins or so. We've got a day off tomorrow so i think we're just gonna chillout in the morning then head across to the Mall in the afternoon, i've got my eye on a couple of watches that you can't get in the UK......gotta love watches!!