Sunday, December 02, 2007
UCI Capitol Cross
Wow that hurt. Intense!
I had a blast and left it all out there. Today was a good day.
After tuning the Trek Xo2 for some action, Erin and I piled into Chris Scott's car and headed up to Lake Fairfax.
I had a second-row starting position (since I haven't raced any previous 2007 UCI 'cross races) and got off in a hurry. I quickly squirmed into the top five, just to clip my pedal and almost crash! The bottom bracket was lower than on a mountain bike and I wasn't quite used to it. I was pushing it to the LIMIT, sprinting past six guys to get the hole shot for the trail. There was a really cool wooded section that was similar to a wide mountain biking trail!
By the completion of the first lap I had recovered from my start effort to take chase on the then-leader Matt White, but he had the gap. It's funny how the chaos of the start can make life tough for the solo chaser.
I chased hard and could only close a few seconds. I would look back over my shoulder and someone was always on my wheel, but none would help, each refusing to pull through. So, I just gassed it out of the turns to make 'em work for it. After all, I was there to work.
Anyway, it seemed like my best efforts to shake my shadow - Steve Tilford - were in vain. But, since it was training, I just put the throttle on full blast in hopes the pressure would put him on the ropes. I wasn’t content with second place, so I got third this time. Tilford had more left in the tank on the last straight away and nipped me to the line.
Having not raced a 'cross race in a month, I was pretty stoked to finish only four seconds back. I got in a mondo workout and carved some sick turns!
This week I'll be back to the grind for some solid training. I hope the weather is decent.
Later on,
JeremiahLabels: Racing, Training
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