Race Myself into Form?

I find myself in a difficult place right now. That being totally out of shape. It has been a long time since I was this slow. This year so far has been very bad for me from an athletic standpoint.

My work load became very consuming and I was off the bike completely from September 2010 to June 2011 and I put on about 30 pounds over my race weight. I did a couple of short rides in that time, but nothing you could call training. So, I know why I am in the shape I am in.

My goal is to try to race at least 10 cyclocross races this season and train when I can.
I hope to get back down to my racw weight by January and really put in the time to get ready for next year. I've done 3 CX races this year so far, which resulted in two 4th place finishes and a 14th place finish.

I am not a quitter so, I'll keep at it. I've lost 10 pounds so far and only have 20 more to go. Stay tuned and check out the Cow Town website for race results and reports.