H2H #3 - Waywayanda Race Recap
I don't think I need to speak of the abysmal conditions, after driving for two hours I stepped out of the car convinced I would forget about the rain, but it was damn cold.
Anyways, always good to hang with
@David Taylor who I did not catch up to at this race.
I did not pre-ride the course as I have been playing landscaper on the weekends so I went in blind.
The start was fast, I pushed a big sprint into the turn which was probably a bad idea, it is not like I was going to take the pull all the way to the woods. So once the turn hit I was screwed, four fatties past me.
Then we enter the woods, I never rode way-way before, but I know rocks like this from being at Mtn. Creek. Once we hit the rocks I passed two of the other fatties and did not see them again.
Now I caught up to
@jimmy g , I knew the game I played with Jimmy from the first race, I didn't want him to catch me on another road, so I tried to stay on his tail until I wanted to make a move. But it never came, the fat bike gods took out his rear wheel again as he flatted.
Now I was in 2nd (2 miles in). I never ran into first, never even saw him after the road. Beast.
2nd place finish, I am not complaining.
Other Happenings:
I was going to leave this out (and have for five months), but I guess it is good info for others looking to begin racing/improving. Over the past few months I have been having some weird chest pains. A quick visit from the doc this weeks shows everything is pretty normal, but we are waiting on x-ray results. We think it is a mix of strain from intervals as well as stress on my chest from riding the rigid bike all the time. Still, scary.
Gravity:
I am missing it.
Sh!tbike:
Enjoy Pete!