xc62701
Well-Known Member
July total after day 16:
26:44 hours and 323.0 miles
Yesterday was the Bulldog Rump and I was feeling ok and I hoped I could actually put together a decent showing after the shitshow I put on at LM. I felt awful that day and spent the last 3 weeks prepping to not feel that way again. The rain was a bonus as I like the slippery conditions. It wouldn’t make the race any easier but it would be more fun.
When the horn went off my buddy pulled hard at the front and I tried to catch his wheel but I couldn’t. He gapped me into the first trail but the bobbled and I got past. The strategy was to get in front early and it worked. I tried to hammer each climb and pedal hard on each flattish section. As long as I went hard and made smooth passes I figured I could stay ahead. I did just that and rode pretty smoothly. As I was finishing the first lap I of course got stung by a bee right before the timing mats and that kept my motivation high to keep going fast.
I kept the same thought on lap 2 to mash the climbs and pedal hard and steady throughout and it worked. Once I got the lead I never looked back. I even got a negative split on my second lap. I feel like I could have gotten a good 3rd lap in as well. Maybe not as fast but still competitive. So it was a good day.
All in all still have a bunch of weight I want to lose but the legs are going pretty good at the moment. I need to keep this positive trend going to hopefully keep the fitness increasing as we get closer to CX time. I actually feel like yesterday’s race was a good CX effort. It was just over an hour of good hard efforts and that felt alright. At least for the time being I feel like I redeemed my crappy LM race.
Next up is to finish off the H2H season at Port Jervis.
26:44 hours and 323.0 miles
Yesterday was the Bulldog Rump and I was feeling ok and I hoped I could actually put together a decent showing after the shitshow I put on at LM. I felt awful that day and spent the last 3 weeks prepping to not feel that way again. The rain was a bonus as I like the slippery conditions. It wouldn’t make the race any easier but it would be more fun.
When the horn went off my buddy pulled hard at the front and I tried to catch his wheel but I couldn’t. He gapped me into the first trail but the bobbled and I got past. The strategy was to get in front early and it worked. I tried to hammer each climb and pedal hard on each flattish section. As long as I went hard and made smooth passes I figured I could stay ahead. I did just that and rode pretty smoothly. As I was finishing the first lap I of course got stung by a bee right before the timing mats and that kept my motivation high to keep going fast.
I kept the same thought on lap 2 to mash the climbs and pedal hard and steady throughout and it worked. Once I got the lead I never looked back. I even got a negative split on my second lap. I feel like I could have gotten a good 3rd lap in as well. Maybe not as fast but still competitive. So it was a good day.
All in all still have a bunch of weight I want to lose but the legs are going pretty good at the moment. I need to keep this positive trend going to hopefully keep the fitness increasing as we get closer to CX time. I actually feel like yesterday’s race was a good CX effort. It was just over an hour of good hard efforts and that felt alright. At least for the time being I feel like I redeemed my crappy LM race.
Next up is to finish off the H2H season at Port Jervis.