Training, racing, and racing for training.

i don't have much to write about lately. i ride my bike, and a couple/few times a week, i race it. but recently, i've begun to race for training.

training lately has become much more intense while i try to increase my climbing speed. it seems to be working at the very least, but i'm still worried that i may not be doing enough to be competitive in some of the bigger road races in the region. and with all of the youg talent we have here, you have to work your ass off just to contend for top 10 finishes every week.
in addition to the typical daily training loop i do, i've decided to participate in the weekly CBR races at el dorado park in long beach. these are basically training races, but the results count, so they do ultimately contribute to your category upgrades. so while i generally only consider these to be workouts and don't worry much about the results, i will be counting on them to help me reach my goal of becoming a CAT3 rider by mid to late june. ideally, i would like to accomplish this with points paying finishes every week, but with as stacked as the fields are here, that's never an easy thing to do.

the biggest part of the season is coming up starting in a couple of weeks. wish me luck!