Cam-Rock 2
Some days you have and some days you don't. Sometimes you don't have it for very long. That would be Cam-Rock. I have to say that my head wasn't really in race mode as I was already thinking ahead to my vacation - my ski vacation. Skis to wax, cold weather gear to dig out, etc, ect.
Still it's cyclocross and the race is close by so of course I'm going to be there. I have to admit that I didn't do much of a warm up which is a bad habit that I've always had (even when I took things much more seriously). That is never a really good idea with cross.
On the plus side of this race I once again got a good start. Fast starts were my one claim to fame when I was a Cat 2 but it seems that ever since I've become a Cat 3 slow, slow starts are the norm. For the 2nd race in a row I was not the last person off the line.
I'm not going to go into another drawn out discussion of every twist, turn and maneuver of the race. Instead I will say that I had one good lap in which I was in front of my teammate, Michele. It felt like old times with me going out fast and Michele passing me later in the race. I will also say that I didn't ride the log even though I should have but my mind was saying "play it safe, you're about to leave on vacation." That was lame. To make up for being lame I remounted part way up the hill which is something I NEVER do. I always think I won't make it as I'm not someone who ever put out the big watts. It was fun though.
Of course no post about Cam-Rock2 would be complete without mentioning the muddy spiral. Watching the morning races I wondered if riding it would be the best move but I wasn't motivated to get off and run it. Luckily riding it wasn't a big deal but it was some of the slowest racing ever. Tight spiral+greasy mud does not = fast.
For the conclusion - the race ended with Michele pulling away from me, me slowly falling back and then a very unglorious finish. Still it was fun to be out racing.
Still it's cyclocross and the race is close by so of course I'm going to be there. I have to admit that I didn't do much of a warm up which is a bad habit that I've always had (even when I took things much more seriously). That is never a really good idea with cross.
On the plus side of this race I once again got a good start. Fast starts were my one claim to fame when I was a Cat 2 but it seems that ever since I've become a Cat 3 slow, slow starts are the norm. For the 2nd race in a row I was not the last person off the line.
I'm not going to go into another drawn out discussion of every twist, turn and maneuver of the race. Instead I will say that I had one good lap in which I was in front of my teammate, Michele. It felt like old times with me going out fast and Michele passing me later in the race. I will also say that I didn't ride the log even though I should have but my mind was saying "play it safe, you're about to leave on vacation." That was lame. To make up for being lame I remounted part way up the hill which is something I NEVER do. I always think I won't make it as I'm not someone who ever put out the big watts. It was fun though.
Of course no post about Cam-Rock2 would be complete without mentioning the muddy spiral. Watching the morning races I wondered if riding it would be the best move but I wasn't motivated to get off and run it. Luckily riding it wasn't a big deal but it was some of the slowest racing ever. Tight spiral+greasy mud does not = fast.
For the conclusion - the race ended with Michele pulling away from me, me slowly falling back and then a very unglorious finish. Still it was fun to be out racing.
posted by MadCross at 6:19 PM
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