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Tuesday, March 09, 2004

Race Update

Another weekend, another pair of races. One road and one dirt. I went back up to greenville to do the second race of the training series. This was a six mile circuit with one really good climb and some snaky, curvy descending. The first lap was run off at a blistering pace and as I climbed the hill the first time I was beginning to wonder if I was out of my league. Fortunately I was able to hang on and the pace moderated a bit. I managed to finish in the top third of the racers which was my goal so that was good. The second race was the GAP Yard Sale, georgia's first MTB race of the year. I think anyone who has ever pedaled a fat tire machine turned out to race. My class had 56 in it. I managed to get a good start but got bottled up behind traffic on the early singletrack anyway. Once things cleared, I tried to pass and got put into the underbrush. Once I got back into the race I decided to wait for the climbs and I turned it on there. I managed to wind up 7th which is a lot better than I expected. Once I got the diesel going I motored the course and made up almost all the time I had lost. I think I'm really going to like this longer distance thing. It was a good day and with any luck I'll improve on my results once we get to Dauset in a couple of weeks for race #2.

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