my inner demons

So maybe the most dissapointing bike day of my life. Woke up this am and could still not bend my knee without pain around my lateral condyle from my IT band. I have dealt with this before and know that without proper care will only get worse and can become chronic so despite every amount of despire I have I pulled the plug on one of the coolest adventures I have ever experienced. The worst part is, I have good form, yesterday at the 5hr mark I was fresh and realing in the boys that tried to stay with the leader. My legs and body feel great.

It's been very dificult to purge yesterdays getting lost misadventure from my mind but I got over it and was ready to thrash the pedals but have no release. The next few days are going to be challenging for me. I don't think I can handle hanging around the race so I may take a cab north to lake Arenal where Rosie is hanging out. I will try to put a positive spin on it all.

Sorry for the poor news, I feel like I let a lot of people down. Ending on a positive note costa rica is amazing- croccidiles, monkeys, mountains, waterfalls!!
thanks- check sager site and monaviecannondale.com for more race details