No MSR

So the decision was made with the help from my coach and teammates, definitely don't start the Montreal Stage Race today were the words of wisdom. I woke up this morning stepped on the scales and saw that now my weight had dropped a total of 7lbs since Saturday morning. This was not what I wanted to see and not even sure how it was even possible as I didn't throw up at all, it was all out the other way. I was still tossing and turning last night and my recovery from doing 11 laps of 110k on Saturday up Mount royal consisted of eating one piece of toast and a glass of OJ yesterday. I guess with my new found lightness I can be the climber that I always wanted to be, not sure how many less watts I'll need to push out going over hills now but I'm sure it will be significant.
Derrick is staying in Ottawa for the next few days and I was pretty mad at him over the last 12 hours as I really needed someone to talk to and maybe cry on there shoulder. He ended up winning the GC at Charlevoix which is a huge win for him and I'm glad he finally got an amazing weekend of racing in, he really deserves it. On his way home last night he decided to stay with the RWR team and go to Ottawa instead of coming back home to Cornwall. I was a little hard on him, but more because I had no one to help me out. I've laid on the couch since Saturday night trying to sleep here and there between my stomach swishing around and aching thinking of ways I could be 100 % to race again today. Obviously there is no magical solution. These next two weeks of racing were super important to me. It wasn't an easy decision to skip out on Montreal and it wasn't an easy time going to do the World Cup on Saturday not feeling 100 % and having no fight to stay near the front of the race. I really wanted a top 20/25 finish and I feel like every year I am so unlucky at the races I want to well at. It's not about choking or anything, it's pure unluckiness, I get sick right before or during these event. I feel like I replay the same events every year, but each year I am that much fitter and know what kind of results I can produce when I am 100%. Everything is there on paper, all I need is for one of those days that I am super rested for important race, is for me to not be sick. I absolutely hate having excusing or someone asking me how a race went and I say oh I was sick, most of the time they really don't truely understand the situation or believe you. Like even last night when my team manger called up, he was understandable but he didn't really get it. He said are you sure it wasn't just nerves. Ah nope, the water coming out of me for 24 hours was not nerves especially after the race was over, and my stomach making noises that I've never heard before, yep that wasn't nerves either. The sweats and cold chills, pretty sure that wasn't nerves. Anyways, like I said, he was still understandable and the communication barrier is always hard to over come (English to French) and also having to tell him I have diarrhea isn't easy, but to really explain the diarrhea is even harder. I just told him I had lost 7 lbs in a day and hope he understands what kind of pain and suffering that required.
When Derrick's Mom was sick last week, I should of got as far away as possible from Cornwall as I could. I figured this year with getting to race the WC and two stages races I would be able to get at least one or few good days in. On the positive note, I knew PEI was my best shot to do well so I guess all I can do is rest up for that and be 100%. It's funny for the first time I am listening to what people tell me. Dan, my coach, said just take it easy for the next 3 days even if I am itching to ride hard. On the plus side if all goes well I can hammer again by Wednesday and get ready for PEI. Sounds like a good compromise for me.
NCE