Struggling to find good health before SA Champs

Wednesday morning before the Hill2Hill mountainbike race over the weekend and there i am, in bed, blocked nose and barely able to open my eyes with the huge headache resting on my forehead. After a visit to the doctor i was back into bed and there i stayed for most of the day. The sinuses had got me and this time there to stay. In the back of my mind i kept thinking about the race coming up on the weekend, but when the doctor said i might be able to do the race on Saturday but will definitely not be on race pace, i knew it was a 50/50. I kept on telling myself that i would be better and ready on saturday, however that was infact the whole opposite of what happened.
Friday evening i knew i wasn't ready to even ride a bicycle nor race on one. Saturday morning was just a great exaple of how sick i actually was. I felt worse than i did during the previous 3 days and was absolutely glad i hadn't made the choice to race as the weather was also very miserable and raining throughout the whole day.

Over the weekend i kept on taking my antibiotics and felt a tad better on Sunday afternoon and decided that i'll return to school on monday morning. At school 70% of my class is there and the rest are at home sick. Everyone is very sick at the moment making it hard to get better but with antibiotics i will hopefully be fine by the weekend.

Wednesday after being one week sick i returned home early from school abi had a migraine. Really don't like them and they are very very sore. Now in bed again i have little hopes for this weekend, but my main goal is to support my team out there. They are really behind me and always supportive!

Thanks for all the support. I hope to be racing in form again soon!
Jaco Pelser

Notties Challenge

Another race that I decided to do just at the last minute ended very well. I managed to stay in the top 5 for most of the race and at the last possible moment Fredrick Rossouw from Coffee berry Café's Mountain bike team passed me to get second overall for him and me in third overall. It was a very fun and different race with us having to do almost cyclo cross every 2 km. jumping over logs and treas that we couldn't ride over and also having to climb a fence or two. I will definitely be back next year to see how the race grows. my BMC fourstroke was unbelieveable on that bumpy track with the suspension being perfect.

just a real short update. till next time
Jaco Pelser