Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Preparing for the National Championships

Since my races over Memorial Day weekend in Iowa I have been riding a fair amount and getting my body ready for one of the biggest races of the year, the road National Championships in Augusta Georgia. This is the biggest race for road cycling in America. This race is where the best juniors from around the country all gather up in one city to compete for the title of being the national champion. Needless to say, this weekend is very competitive. There is a time trial, a criterium, and a road race. My goal is to get a national championship. I wouldn't go to any race if I didn't think that I could win it. The National Championships are my place to prove that I belong on the national team.

My mind is certainly ready for this big event, but I have had some problems with my body lately. After pretty much every race I have thrown up or felt nauseous. At first my coach and I thought that it might be something that I have been eating. I have looked at EVERYTHING that I have been eating and I am just not sure what might be causing my stomach problems. I went to the doctor a week ago and he thinks that it is heart related. I did an EKG and I had my blood taken, but both turned out normal. Tomorrow I am going to the University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor to do a stress test and have an echo performed on me. The doctor hasn't let me do any hard workouts in the past week so I am kinda unhappy that I can't train the way I want to before nationals. I am hoping that everything goes o.k. tomorrow and that the doctors say that I can race.

Anyway, I am excited for nationals and I will be putting up a new blog everyday while I am there. I am also almost finished with school which is a good feeling. Thank you for reading!!!!!!!