Category: B Men
First race of the 2008 cyclocross season, and I couldn't resist going, despite the 100+ degree heat out in Livermore. BMX promoter Shane Huntoon puts on this low-key race series, where the focus is on fun, and fields tend to be smaller than some of the other NorCal CX series.
The B-Men race only had about 15 guys, so the start wasn't as chaotic as the typical 50+ field sprint fo the hole shot. Still, we kicked up enough dust on the 1st lap to make breathing difficult, and as the field strung out, I moved up into 5th position. The course wasn't too technical, and there were no real run-ups...but there were a few tricky sandy corners, a 100-yard section of deep wood chips that sucked the life out of my legs, lots of twisty grass sections...all in all a good intro course for the season, and very fast.
With 2 laps (of 7) to go, I was sitting on the wheel of 3rd place, and feeling pretty good...unfortunately I picked a really bad line though the wood chip section, and lost some ground and momentum, which spelled doom for my hopes of passing anyone. Ended up in 4th place, and nearly melted while sitting on the grass near the finish - thanks to Russell who threw me a bag of ice. I was glad to get in one race before heading out of the country on vacation for the next few weeks - hopefully when October rolls around and the season heats up I'll be ready to rock.
Monday, September 8, 2008
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