Post Race...what next

So this is the first time I've been in a post-race phase - i.e. we built up the training over 8 weeks (well really several months for me as I've been training regularly since February) and we did the tour and no i feel .....flat.

Local racing legend Bec Doolan provided us with some very helpful advice below about what to do post tour which I will be following up with some "Lessons Learned" posts (although I'm sure you can all guess from my tour blogs what those lessons are going to be...): 

• First up, enjoy the night at the end of the tough. Congratulate yourself on getting through and enjoy the company of those around you.
• Next up, go for a recovery ride te next day. I am being deadly serious.  You may think having the next day off is the best idea ever, your body will thank you for the rest of the week if you do it the day after the tour.  Take the following day off the bike, but definitely recovery ride right after.  In fact, you should all have a very easy week training wise.  Start again on the next block next week.
• Now the hard stuff.  There was a lot to learn from this weekend.  Get a notebook and jot a few things down, but be careful not to be too hard on yourself.  For every negative thing, think of something positive that you did, doesn't matter how small.  For the things you did well, replay that in your mind.  Think about why it was good and really enjoy it.  Then pick one thing that didn't go so well.  Think about it.  Then think about it as if you were doing it correctly. Focus on the improvement and only how things would have been if you had done that one thing correctly.
• Now, pick your next target event. When that event rolls around, go back to your notebook and pick something(s) (but no more than 3) to get right in that event.

In the meantime, revel in the fact that you got through one of the toughest bike races on the calendar :)