Up at 6:30 for a 9 'o clock race and had my breakfast of champions (not really). Happy that they had a heated warm up area considering the tent that I would normally warm up in only half set up. I was kinda surprised that nobody else was using them but it isn't the real deal yet.
I was expecting to line up on the front line but they randomized the call ups so I ended up on the second line, which isn't too bad. We started and almost immediately after the whole shot I was on the leader drafting her in any place that mattered.
We got to the first hill and I fell to pieces. My stupid cold is better but hasn't gone away yet so I was struggling for breathe every time I rode up it.
From there on out I kept dropping places on the hills even though I was descending faster than some of the women I was losing ground. Even with my bad race I finished in 5th, which is fine with me as long as I race really strong on Friday. I made it onto the podium though.
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| No such thing as a bad day on the bike they say, never a bad day indeed when you are on the podium! |
Friday is time to redeem myself and get another top 5 in my age group. Hopefully I am feeling better by then...
Dad put up some pics of my race on his Blog: http://rocketfamilyracing.blogspot.com/2012/01/cx-nats-wed-update.html
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