Sunday was the mountain bike cross country race put on by Tailwind Racing. Midland is not really my type of race course. Tight, twisty and technical is the best way to describe it. I woke up at a decent time on Sunday and felt rested. I had done most of my prep for the race on Saturday night.
During the day Saturday was Scott's Graduation Party. We had worked all day and I think the work and sun had taken a toll on me.
I got to the venue with plenty of time. Picked up my registration packet and went out to the course. I managed to take some photos of the expert and elite racers. I then went and got ready for the race.
When I pulled the bike out of the van I discovered that the front tire had came off the rim in a small area. I took care of that, got dressed and warmed up. I got to the start line and was feeling good. The start took us right up the sled hill and then into the trail. After about a mile I fell into sixth place in my group and would stay there for the entire race. I had a lot of fun racing the course and almost went down twice. I clipped a tree with my handlebar and scratched my knuckles. Then I clipped a stump with my pedal and managed to hold on.
This was the debut for the Green Machine and it proved to be a solid ride. My goal was to do the race in 1 hour and 30 minutes, I finished in 1 hour and 32 minutes.
During the day Saturday was Scott's Graduation Party. We had worked all day and I think the work and sun had taken a toll on me.
I got to the venue with plenty of time. Picked up my registration packet and went out to the course. I managed to take some photos of the expert and elite racers. I then went and got ready for the race.
When I pulled the bike out of the van I discovered that the front tire had came off the rim in a small area. I took care of that, got dressed and warmed up. I got to the start line and was feeling good. The start took us right up the sled hill and then into the trail. After about a mile I fell into sixth place in my group and would stay there for the entire race. I had a lot of fun racing the course and almost went down twice. I clipped a tree with my handlebar and scratched my knuckles. Then I clipped a stump with my pedal and managed to hold on.
This was the debut for the Green Machine and it proved to be a solid ride. My goal was to do the race in 1 hour and 30 minutes, I finished in 1 hour and 32 minutes.
Warm up total.
Green Machine post race!
I ran 10 pounds of pressure in the front tire and 12 in the rear. I will drop 2 pounds in both tires for Ore to Shore. Other than that I will not change anything in the setup. With three weeks to the race I feel that I am on track for a good race.
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