Some more of the action

The build up trip has been going super quickly and we are now into our last week before heading back to the chilly winter in New Zealand. The past week has consisted of another nights track racing, which went largely better then last time but still not remarkable.
Then on Wednesday we had our first day of training on the track. It was a TP training day and I must say that doing a TP on this track is a whole different story then what it is in Invercargill. It was one of the hotter days we have had so between efforts it was straight to the tunnel to hide from the sun. We cruised home from  the session on our bikes and my srm said that the temperature was peaking at 46degrees.... not sure how accurate that was but I'd say it was around the mid 30's. 

The track before Tuesday nights racing.

On Thursday I headed out to get lost in the cornfeilds as well as around the crystal cave area. Its pretty crazy you will be riding thinking that you are totally lost then 2 minutes later you will be back on the road you began your ride on! At the end of the ride I was getting slightly lost but luckily was saved by Sophie and Liam who were heading in the opposite direction home... which is where I thought I was heading! 
Friday the weather decided to pack in and rain properly all day so unfortunately our racing was canned but as always there was a just as hard erg session plan B set in place so it was off to Bob's house for a mass erg smashing for the second time. 
On Saturday the whole team headed south to Lancaster to do a local critrium which ended up being the state champs! It was a pretty cool course in the suburbs with all of the roads closed off  so the locals came out o support and I have never seen so many yard sales in one day as what i saw when we were driving to park the car! The race went well and the 5 of us kiwi girls pretty much dominated the whole race, winning all of the primes and Getting 1st (Sophie), 2nd (Cassie) and 3rd (Me). I was glad to finally have a good race and come away feeling positive.

Alysha and I before the crit.

Womans field at the crit start line.

I thought it would be good to show a bit of the scenery that we get to look at while riding on the roads around here! Its really lush around this area with big red sheds and cornfields everywhere!!

 Georgie :)