So I went out to Caleb Pike tonight in hopes of getting at least a few VCL
points. Unfortunately I was the only one out there in green which is too bad
because it was a nice night for racing and was really looking forward to
some teamwork. Despite taking over a week off due to a little mishap
involving a ladder, a cement floor, and my right leg I was feeling
surprisingly strong on a short test ride the other day and quite fresh on
the way out to Caleb Pike. The warmup was fairly hard with increasing
intensity, as I'm learning this is the key to me feeling strong during the
race.

I arrived at the beautiful and historic Royal Roads University early, well slept and carbed up.

Decked out in OA green from head to toe. After a 15 min warmup my persistent old ankle injury was really bothering me and I was noticing a slight twinge of pain going down along the outside of my foot. I had Cara Obee kindly tape it up for a small donation to Doctors Without Borders. It felt quite stable after but I still had
my concerns. Nearly 12k of climbs and descents lay ahead.