ChrisRU
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Some results. I have a pics of a couple more cat3 and cat2 sheets, if anyone is looking for a specific one post up and I'll post it if I have it 
Lake Williams
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Course was super fun. Lots of single track. The cave & the air conditioned parts of the course were awesome. Worth it just to experience that. I'll be back if possible.
Really cool hanging with all the MTBNJers afterwords. Kept me from pulling my hair out. :hmmm: Great people for sure.
Really cool hanging with all the MTBNJers afterwords. Kept me from pulling my hair out. :hmmm: Great people for sure.
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chris that cat2 ss sheet is toilet paper, I didn't even make the first list. After further reveiw they had me ahead of rob (wrong) and then I had enough cuz I didn't care. Official TK was anything but official. But that course was way cool...
Robson it was great to talk to you before and after the race...hope to see you at other events! The course was a lot of fun and the cave was awesome...I recorded the entire race on my helmet cam and will try to post up within the week, I'm interested to see how the cave came out on film(as well as my wipeout on lap 1). I wound up doing well in my race (1st for my class)but the wait time for results was way too long...race finished about 10:45am and results posted about 2:30pm. Told Christian at 3pm I had to get on the road the drive back to central jersey.
Very cool venue with some challenging singletrack. The long climb was long but not technical, and the others were punchy power climbs with some sketchy traction areas. This race was a lot of fun and the people were great, just the administrative side needs some help(maybe a couple more volunteers). But where else can you say you rode in a cave with landing strip lights?
Very cool venue with some challenging singletrack. The long climb was long but not technical, and the others were punchy power climbs with some sketchy traction areas. This race was a lot of fun and the people were great, just the administrative side needs some help(maybe a couple more volunteers). But where else can you say you rode in a cave with landing strip lights?
ChrisRU
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Matt, I know it is, but its what I have. Hopefully they get it all straightened out and posted up online.
My race recap:
I was really looking foward to the race. The course was supposed to be cool, and it lived up to the hype. I was feeling pretty tired in the morning, but was optimistic that I would come around by start time. Dr. Rob (map2195874509823) and I got up there right about 8:30ish, registered and got dressed real quick, and headed out for a warm-up/preride lap. As usual, I felt like crap off the get. I stink at riding cold, racing or not it always takes me a bit to get going. First climb was rough, but then I started settling in. We did a full loop and got back with about 10 minutes to spare to line up.
Cat2 set off before Cat3, which was a new situation for me. At Wawayanda, my group went out first, so I was riding alone almost the whole time. At Tymor, my group was the third group out or so, so I got a little more experience riding with other riders on the course. This time I knew there would be a ton of racers out there with only 1 minute between groups and all of cat2 already on the course. My group was pretty big itself, so I lined up in the front with the goal of trying to be towards the front for the first climb.
At the first climb, there was a lead pack of about 4 or 5 riders about 20 yards in front of me, the rest of the field behind me. Everyone was keeping it pretty steady up the climb, no one trying to really kill it. As we hit the second half of the climb, I decided it would be a good time to make my move, as I didn't want to get caught behind the pack in the tighter, faster single track. I closed the gap, the pack was riding real tight, and right before the crest I passed the whole pack in one shot. It took a big burst, but thanks to the pre ride I knew there was a nice downhill ahead to catch my breath. I laid it down on the down the downhill to try to get a little seperation.
I got out in front early on in Wawayanda, raced the whole time out in front, and with about a mile to go I got caught from behind and passed. At Tymor, racing with more racers on the course, I found myself repeatedly catching a rider, then just settling in behind them for a bit rather than passing them right away. Lessons learned. For this race, I wasn't having any of that. I got on it, and I kept on it, almost too much at times. At one point I went over the bars on a loose down hill. Several other times I found myself riding downright sloppy.
There were a ton of riders on the course, and I just kept trying to pass them as quickly as I could as I came to them. At the same time, I was reminding myself what happened to me at Wawayanda and telling myself to just keep on it. First lap was smooth, cleared all the climbs. Second lap I still felt good. I took it a little easier on some of the climbs, but kept trying to chase any zombies that I saw down. I got some good experience killing zombies at the Stoopid 50, because the racers there were actual zombies. I cleared all the climbs, and judging by the amount of people walking them, I was thinking that alone was a good sign that I might be able to pull it off. Riding through the last section of the course seemed to take forever. I knew the end was near, but i was praying I didn't get caught from behind. At this point it was impossible to tell what classes racers were in. I finally made it to the field and sprinted to the finish. My first 1st place, the one I've been waiting for 😀
Thanks to all the MTBNJ'ers who have shared their knowledge and helped me along the way. I've done 4 races this season, earned 3 podiums, learned a lot and had a lot of fun along the way. I'll see everyone at Lewis Morris, except this time I'll be in Cat2 😉
My race recap:
I was really looking foward to the race. The course was supposed to be cool, and it lived up to the hype. I was feeling pretty tired in the morning, but was optimistic that I would come around by start time. Dr. Rob (map2195874509823) and I got up there right about 8:30ish, registered and got dressed real quick, and headed out for a warm-up/preride lap. As usual, I felt like crap off the get. I stink at riding cold, racing or not it always takes me a bit to get going. First climb was rough, but then I started settling in. We did a full loop and got back with about 10 minutes to spare to line up.
Cat2 set off before Cat3, which was a new situation for me. At Wawayanda, my group went out first, so I was riding alone almost the whole time. At Tymor, my group was the third group out or so, so I got a little more experience riding with other riders on the course. This time I knew there would be a ton of racers out there with only 1 minute between groups and all of cat2 already on the course. My group was pretty big itself, so I lined up in the front with the goal of trying to be towards the front for the first climb.
At the first climb, there was a lead pack of about 4 or 5 riders about 20 yards in front of me, the rest of the field behind me. Everyone was keeping it pretty steady up the climb, no one trying to really kill it. As we hit the second half of the climb, I decided it would be a good time to make my move, as I didn't want to get caught behind the pack in the tighter, faster single track. I closed the gap, the pack was riding real tight, and right before the crest I passed the whole pack in one shot. It took a big burst, but thanks to the pre ride I knew there was a nice downhill ahead to catch my breath. I laid it down on the down the downhill to try to get a little seperation.
I got out in front early on in Wawayanda, raced the whole time out in front, and with about a mile to go I got caught from behind and passed. At Tymor, racing with more racers on the course, I found myself repeatedly catching a rider, then just settling in behind them for a bit rather than passing them right away. Lessons learned. For this race, I wasn't having any of that. I got on it, and I kept on it, almost too much at times. At one point I went over the bars on a loose down hill. Several other times I found myself riding downright sloppy.
There were a ton of riders on the course, and I just kept trying to pass them as quickly as I could as I came to them. At the same time, I was reminding myself what happened to me at Wawayanda and telling myself to just keep on it. First lap was smooth, cleared all the climbs. Second lap I still felt good. I took it a little easier on some of the climbs, but kept trying to chase any zombies that I saw down. I got some good experience killing zombies at the Stoopid 50, because the racers there were actual zombies. I cleared all the climbs, and judging by the amount of people walking them, I was thinking that alone was a good sign that I might be able to pull it off. Riding through the last section of the course seemed to take forever. I knew the end was near, but i was praying I didn't get caught from behind. At this point it was impossible to tell what classes racers were in. I finally made it to the field and sprinted to the finish. My first 1st place, the one I've been waiting for 😀
Thanks to all the MTBNJ'ers who have shared their knowledge and helped me along the way. I've done 4 races this season, earned 3 podiums, learned a lot and had a lot of fun along the way. I'll see everyone at Lewis Morris, except this time I'll be in Cat2 😉
skyrokz
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i was mistaken then, either way seems like you put the hammer down, Congrats, i'm gonna come to the L&M race, not going to race but i'll check it out while BBQing some polish kielbasy! c u there chris, good luck
Another day above the sod and lightly covered with sod is another good day.
If you need a different angle, my race report is filed here: http://www.mtbnj.com/forum/showpost.php?p=249031&postcount=70
If you need a different angle, my race report is filed here: http://www.mtbnj.com/forum/showpost.php?p=249031&postcount=70
Robin
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xc62701
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It was a great course and a fun time for sure. It was good to see a pretty big bunch show up and a lot of familiar faces.
Here's my recap. I went off the line in 8th, by the top of the climb I was in 1st. In the techy singletrack I started realizing I had major shifting issues and forgot how to ride a bike so I slipped back into 6th. I then found a way to make my bike kinda work so I crept back into 4th by the start of lap 2. Lap 3 I passed one more and one other in front of me dropped out so I finished in 2nd. My garmin said 1:47 and change for my total race time. The pros were moving. I rode with the last place guy for most of lap 4 and he crawled away to go onto finish lap 5 solidly. Not too bad given how horribly my first lap was and how badly my bike was shifting.
Here's my recap. I went off the line in 8th, by the top of the climb I was in 1st. In the techy singletrack I started realizing I had major shifting issues and forgot how to ride a bike so I slipped back into 6th. I then found a way to make my bike kinda work so I crept back into 4th by the start of lap 2. Lap 3 I passed one more and one other in front of me dropped out so I finished in 2nd. My garmin said 1:47 and change for my total race time. The pros were moving. I rode with the last place guy for most of lap 4 and he crawled away to go onto finish lap 5 solidly. Not too bad given how horribly my first lap was and how badly my bike was shifting.
xc62701
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Yea I know I could have banged another one out but it wouldn't have been as good as the previous laps for sure. I was on the verge of crampyville and lap 5 probably would have put me in a bad place. Good thing I'm not pro. 4 was enough for yesterday.
Cool course, fun race. It was a hot one! I could have spent some more time in those chilly micro-climates. I was a bit bummed that we did not ride along the ridge. Good day.
Some results. I have a pics of a couple more cat3 and cat2 sheets, if anyone is looking for a specific one post up and I'll post it if I have it
Nice job Pedals! you were 50 minutes ahead of second place
liong71er
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same here ryan! it was my pleasure finally able to meet you!(i'm a fan)🙂
and to ya'll,..congrats!
win or DNF nor DFL mission is accomplished in each and everyone of you!
