Marc
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Sorry, no pics yet. There were a couple people on course snapping pics, but I don't know if I'll find them online or not.
Race went better than I expected. My legs were still a little beat; Saturday was supposed to be mostly a rest day with a recovery ride but I spent all day working in the yard and hence they did not rest much.
I pre rode the first .75 miles of the 4.5 mile course to get an idea of how the start would go. Turned out not to be a big deal since there were only 7 riders in the cat 3 19-29 group. I was glad I got a chance to ride the first climb though, it was a little tricky and greasy.
Overall, my legs felt terrible, but I pushed as hard as I could. There was a lot of climbing but the upshot was the last .75 miles or so was a beautiful, fun downhill. I went out conservatively this time at the start and rode in 6th place for a while, but eventually made my way up to 3rd which is where I finished (podium, w00t!).
I did the 9 miles in 1 hr 14 m 02 s, which was about 2 minutes out of 2nd place and 3 minutes out of first. Makes me wish I had shown up with better legs, I feel like I could've at least contested 2nd, if not 1st. I made up ground on a few people on the descents...
Race went better than I expected. My legs were still a little beat; Saturday was supposed to be mostly a rest day with a recovery ride but I spent all day working in the yard and hence they did not rest much.
I pre rode the first .75 miles of the 4.5 mile course to get an idea of how the start would go. Turned out not to be a big deal since there were only 7 riders in the cat 3 19-29 group. I was glad I got a chance to ride the first climb though, it was a little tricky and greasy.
Overall, my legs felt terrible, but I pushed as hard as I could. There was a lot of climbing but the upshot was the last .75 miles or so was a beautiful, fun downhill. I went out conservatively this time at the start and rode in 6th place for a while, but eventually made my way up to 3rd which is where I finished (podium, w00t!).
I did the 9 miles in 1 hr 14 m 02 s, which was about 2 minutes out of 2nd place and 3 minutes out of first. Makes me wish I had shown up with better legs, I feel like I could've at least contested 2nd, if not 1st. I made up ground on a few people on the descents...
Well if you are congrats and keep up the good riding.
