I have done some decent training and a couple of cool events since my last post. Two weeks ago Cara and I did the Southern Cross race on the MTB tandem. I still can't decide whether this was fun or not...ok I am just kidding, of course it was fun...well maybe with a few exceptions. There was a (no joke) 1 hour and 20 minute long climb (for us) right in the middle of the course. With our nearly 50 lb bike and squishy wet roads this was a bit trying. We rode pretty well on the first 45-50 minutes of the climb, but the last bit was, well, hard. We were fine after that until we started getting really bad chain suck every time we went to the middle or mall chainring over the last 10 miles or so.....frustrating. A great event though and we will certainly be back next year....not sure if it will be on the tandem though :) .
Cara put up a better race report here: http://caraapplegate.blogspot.com/2009/02/southern-cross.html
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Last weekend I did the Icycle MTB cross country race out at Fontana Village. The course was fast and fun and the field was surprisingly big. We began with a leMans style run start then went straight into the first climb. I had an ok start and was riding in about 6th when I flatted on the first downhill :( . I totally botched the repair and lost about 10 full minutes. Losing 10 minutes in a race that the leaders finish in an hour fifteen does not bode well for results...but I did ride pretty well, had fun and got a killer good workout in which is exactly what the goal for the day was. I even went out and rode an extra lap near race pace before I packed up to head home.
Last weekend I did the Icycle MTB cross country race out at Fontana Village. The course was fast and fun and the field was surprisingly big. We began with a leMans style run start then went straight into the first climb. I had an ok start and was riding in about 6th when I flatted on the first downhill :( . I totally botched the repair and lost about 10 full minutes. Losing 10 minutes in a race that the leaders finish in an hour fifteen does not bode well for results...but I did ride pretty well, had fun and got a killer good workout in which is exactly what the goal for the day was. I even went out and rode an extra lap near race pace before I packed up to head home.
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Off to Snake Creek Gap #2 tomorrow....weather looks to be good and while my form is nowhere near good right now, I am still hoping to go for my best time on the course. If this happens I know it will be to dramatically improved technical riding skills since last year.
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