I suck at road bike racing

As part of my plan to do different things for the fall, I went in a road bike race yesterday and earned the distinction of coming last in my division. (by quite a bit). I am probably not the weakest biker but I lack the skills at the moment to keep up with a pack. I have beaten several of the people who were in the race, in duathlons or triathlons where there is no drafting. But that is neither here nor there. It was good for me and part of the continuing lesson for me that I can't be good at everything.

On a more positive note, I went in a 10 mile running race on Saturday and finished in the middle of the pack with a time that would be normal for me (1hour 15 mins.) It was a fairly active weekend. I declined a couple of social house parties or dinners because I basically didn't feel like being out late drinking and I wanted to do these races. This week I am off to montreal for a legal conference so I will do some running up there. I swam this morning and it was a bit of a struggle. I just didn't really feel like I had much energy and I feel slow in the water. I seem to be having a little difficulty getting back into my swim routime after not being in the pool for the month of August. It is usually one of my favorite things.