The course was really nice. 2 tough climbs and a bunch of little rollers. smooth fast pavement. my computer stopped and i really wish i would have gotten our avg from someone. i had a pretty good race but not a good finish. i went to the front early and did some work (probably too much) and then i mixed in the field ok. unfortunately i dont think im much of a climber because after the climbs i was at the back and had to work my way up. but im getting better at moving in the peloton. you could equate the one climb to mnt vernon heading toward PUE. you should have seen these boys going up it. at about 3 miles to go i was up front in probably 5th position but got swamped as we got closer. my finish sucked for 2 reasons. 1st is my legs locked up as soon as i stood up. both quads and my left calf. it was a battle to just keep it up and i knew i was out. its probably a good thing i was towards the back. i made the stupid mistake of not drinking enough. The 2nd reason is that two guys crashed about 10 ft in front of me and I had to go through a yard to avoid it. i even had to get off and manually shift the gears because my legs wouldnt push the big gear through the yard.
so im kinda mixed on this one. crappy finish but it was a really fun, fast race and i learned a bit. -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
