The day started off good enough, as Diane and I rode down to the venue.
I got a solid start, I find that cross starts are way faster than mtb starts, unfortunately my mtb finishes are not so fast. My first lap and really a half, I felt like I was in the thick of things, and then I started to ball up a bit. As I rolled into the final lap I found a nasty spot of bother... Who am I kidding ? I cracked, and died out there... My back started balling up and I went backwards... Like from 10thish back to I'm guessing 25th... That last lap was so bad that frankly after I finished Diane told me she was worried that I had pulled out and ridden home without her.
I smiled and commented "Nope, the last lap was just that bad." Truth is I'll admit I'm not as disappointed as I would normally be, I had a really weird week, wanted to get over 3 hours on the bike today, and some race intensity. Well race intensity for 2 out of 3 laps was pretty good.
I'll do better next week at the Bakers. That's the focus of my spring season, that's the race I've had circled on my calendar since January.
Riding home from the race, Diane and I goofed around a bit and had a smile. It really was a fun day, and some good riding...
My teammate Ryan Hardy had about the best weekend ever. Yesterday he soloed off the front for the 3 final laps to take a win at his road race yesterday, followed up by a 5th place at Fairhill today... Not too shabby...
I feel like God must have had a hand in his weekend...
Congrats to Slick Rick Da Ruler on a great ride this weekend as well... Talk about coming back to the game in a big way!
thanks for reading...
respect.
fatmarc
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