Got a real nice warm up this morning. right about 4 miles with some sprinting.Got my heart right right up to the max. My morning calorie intake was much lower today also. So I felt ready to race.
Showed up to the line with about 5 mins to spare. after some shuffling around I start off in the 2nd row. Think there was about 20 guys in our group. Nice long fireroad to start, I count Iam 10th wheel before the leaders disappear. They were setting a real fast pace. Make my first moves going down blueberry way.pass 2 in our group and few others that started before us.
I start to see Sascha off in the distance. Rob passes me on the climb and I grab his wheel trying to close the gap on Sascha it works and I catch him on the downhill going past the lake before poisonivy. I try to hold Rob's wheel some more but by the time we clear poison ivy he's gone.
Get to the race trail and im starting to see Oreo here and there. had to dismount a few times. and lose some ground. Finish off the switchback climbs and im really closing in now. Ride his wheel the rest of the way to the start/finish. just trying to relax as much as i can. Hit the fireroad at the bottom and pass him on his left. remind myself to drink drink drink here. also take some hammer gel.
Right now im thinking im sitting about 8th or so.
2nd lap goes off without a hitch dont see anyone in our group. kinda eirrely quite come to think about it. get into a nice pace saving some for the switchbacks on the race trail. Get past them and let it rip to the finish.
6th place overall. very happy with the finish and race overall. dont think I could of done any better with my current fitness level.
Ohh mounted up some maxxis ignitors and they helped a ton out there today.
Need to start wearing some sort of glasses my eyes would tear up on me on the downhills.
Where did the year go? cant believe the series is over already.
Willy thx again for the cookout good times! love the bench racing haha
