Cycling In Belgium - LifePost 1
First off, travel kinda sucks.
Being a rider from California and traveling to the other side of the world in Belgium take its toll on the body. Going from Ontario, CA -> Dallas, TX -> London, UK -> Brussels, Belgium isn’t a super easy trip to endure. There’s a lot more to take into account than you’d think. While you may have gone to Europe in the past to vacation, you have to keep in mind that getting over the jet lag is only one of the many hoops to jump through. Being unexceptionally small (54kgs and 5’7”), I have to really be on top of eating and drinking enough - though this probably goes the same for most cyclists. I’m just typically bad at nutrition, so that was quite the struggle for me in the 25 hour trip across the globe.
After a couple days…
I flew in June 30. At the time that I’m writing this it’s July 2. Although it’s been a few days, I’m still getting over the travel. Actually, the jet lag effected me a lot more than I thought it would. Right now I’m on hour 36 or so of being up with only 2 hours worth of naps. I also raced my first kermis today (more on that later) and I can’t say that was the easiest experience on such little sleep.
That’s all for now, but I have a few race reports coming up.