Ups and Downs

I never wrote anything about the Seattle Cyclocross series race #1. It was at Evergreen High School. It was a good race for me overall, but I had a horrible start. I thought that I was being really good by making it to the staging area 15 minutes before the race. I was dead last. I didn't realize how many people show up to the first race of the season and how eager everyone is. Completely different than the races later in the season. I raced well, but finished 43rd. Actually not bad considering that I was in the last row in a field of over 90 riders. For those of you challenged by math, it means I passed almost 50 people.

I missed race #2 in the series because I was down in Cannon Beach with the family.




Race #3 was this past Sunday at Silver Lake in Everett. The course was fun, but tough. I haven't felt that bad on the bike in a long time. After about 1.5 laps, I was toast. I really thought I was going to be dead last. But I guess others struggled as well, because I was somewhat surprised to see that I finished 48th out of 74 that started.

It was my first race on my new tubular wheels/tires. Not like me to go through the process of deciding to get tubulars and trying (and failing miserably) to glue them, and not write about it. I think I was embarassed about the failure. I had to bring them into the shop to have them save the day and get them mounted.

They are sweet, but I need to get used to them. I think I had a little too much air in them on Sunday. Looking forward to Steilacoom this Sunday, even though the run-up instills fear in my chicken legs.