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I was here today. It is even more incredible than I imagined. What a waste to let it decay.
(Source: Flickr / bradgillette, via bradgillette)
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Ha! Different game racing with the master B’s. No easy top-5 finishes for a while. The course was fast and bumpy. My chest hurt a lot. I need to take some time off. Finished 60th.
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I’ve been taking a lot of tumbles recently. I am on a not-so-good streak. After dislocating a rib last weekend, I took a face-plant (literally) during a training ride this Saturday. Now I am walking around with a banged-up ribcage, road-rash on my shoulder and chin, and a bruised ego. I raced at Rainier on Sunday anyway. It was a slippery course. I fell - gently - early in the race. After that I was too afraid to fall - hard - and do more damage to my ribs. I rode conservatively. Lost time to the lead group on the technical sections, gained it back on straights and climbs. Thanks to a hard straight climb leading up to the finish-line, I ended up second and got bumped up to the next category. Lesson learned: tubulars! I’ve been riding clinchers and, being to afraid for pinch flats and a DNF, I probably am riding around with too much pressure in my tires. I’ll let go of some air next week racing with the 35+ B category.
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No win at Alpenrose today. Very disappointing. I had a rough week. Travel, lack of sleep and stress caught up with me. Lessons learned: 1) Pre-ride the course. I got a call-up and started at the very front of the pack. Not knowing the first few turns put me 30 riders back before the 1st climb. Rookie mistake. 2) Warm up!. At 39 years old, I can’t go cold turkey anymore. It wasn’t until lap 4 that I got into the groove. Unfortunately, at that point, I was a minute and 20 seconds back and could only work my way back up to 13th position. I’ll prepare better for the race at Rainier next week.
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On my way to win Battle at Barlow (Master C) here. 2 fall races, 2 wins. This was another race that suited me well. Some technical stuff, lot’s of stuff to just power through. Lessons learned: 1) Don’t change shoes and pedals just before a race. 2) Cross races have fast starts. Next time get upfront. Go for the hole-shot.
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Trying to get some work done is not easy with this distracting view (Taken with instagram)
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