Transcontinental Race No. 7 - TCR7 - #TCRN07 - 2019

I found that my tolerance for alcohol is fucked after spending almost an entire day being sick after a night out. Other than that, I'm just as fucked as before the race.

After chat with physio I'm thinking I'm going to try and start Transiberica (assuming I can sort flights out) but be ready to pull the bail cord if my knee gives me any grief. She's worried with the sudden climbing load I'm damaging the cartilage and it could be much longer term damage.

I doubt I will write it up even though I have a note to do so. I've not even looked at the race data yet or thrown it on Stava to see where I got lost, etc.

I am okay. Pretty gutted I wasnt able to finish again. Trying to think of solutions to shermers neck issues. How are you? Well done on finishing by the way!

I just came home last night after spending time in boulangeries around France for the couple of weeks with my gf and then rode the PBP in 55h. That was pretty much the first time I was on a bike since TCR. Felt actually great to be riding, definitely not all recovered from TCR but was able to ride strongly for the whole thing and didn't have any problems. Though I do feel my skin on the whole body has taken a beating. And I'm hungry all the time and not that energetic but pretty much a normal human anyway. We should move to a new apartment this weekend, I just got the keys. Will be interesting to carry all the stuff on the stairs with these legs. Though the bike ride to get the keys today was fine at least. Going to work on Monday will suck.

How’s everyone readjusting post race?

Sorry, missed this as was off the grid cycle-camping with wife and toddler.
Coming back was very easy for me as I'd only done 6 days, didn't have to go through the stress of the final bit and I was staying with my parents, and my sister and her family, so lots of people around to help with post-event blues (which I recall being a bit of a thing for me in 2016).