MSG#3

Today was the third race of the MSG cyclocross series. The weather was wet, and mildly warm. The TCRC guys did a great job throwing together a great course that had plenty of obstacles for everyone. They had a short run up, what seemed like a 100yard run through sand, barriers, and plenty of off camber riding that ended up not being rideable. Overall another great course.



As for the race. I was really nervous this morning, and even on the start line, but luckily that went away as soon as we stared out. I had a good start. In the first lap I think every rider in the field hit the deck at least once if not twice. My opportunity to eat some dirt came when a Lees Mcrae rider crossed up in front of me and we T-boned. This wreck caused a chain reaction with the other 8 riders behind us. I think all of us were picking our bikes up off the ground and trying to get going again. After that things mellowed out and pretty much stayed the same. I wound up finishing in at 6th (that was the last place I heard the announcer call). Our field was small though, maybe 12 or 14 guys? Anyway the size of the field didn't bother me too bad. What got me was finishing about 4 minutes down on the winner. I just have to go faster.



The legs feel great. I can tell a big difference between the first race and this one, and if this...should I call it a test peak?...works I hope to see some more improvements. I feel as good or better as I did last Jan and Feb.

I found a good ride for some long weekend rides. I have the option of 50 miles w/2500ft of climbing, 60 miles w/4000ft of climbing, or 70 w/5000ft of climbing. Why am I even mentioning this ride you ask? Say you have plenty of rides you can easily beat these numbers? Each of these rides include a 5.5 mile section of dirt road, with 2.5 miles of it being uphill with parts reaching up to 8% grade. I'm not a big fan of climbing, but this ride has me excited. Maybe I'll actually start to enjoy climbing....

That's it for now. I'm not going to NC next weekend, but I may drive up to tech for some night cross there. Lets wait and see what the weather is like. If it rains, I don't know that I could say no.

Thanks for reading!