Well I thought the race on 6/14 was hot until I showed up at Dauset yesterday. I was sweating in the shade at 8:30am. It had been quite a while since I'd ridden Dauset so I was having a hard time remembering the trail. The start was in a new place this year, down by the lake. This was a good thing since it provided some much needed shade.
Turn out was a little low, I'm sure the heat made some people think twice. I was glad the yellow wave went off at 9:30am. I was pleasantly surprised with the trail, it was a lot more fun than I had remembered. I had a decent start and sat mid pack for the first 1/4 to 1/2 the race but I faded hard at the end and got passed by a bunch of people. I had some stomach issues, I'm guessing from the heat. Results aren't up yet but I'm sure I assumed my regular position toward the back of the pack.....avoiding DFL though :)
Racing for FM today were Ross, Eric B. and Ck. Ross has a good story about his tire...lol. His muffler burnt a hole in it on his ride to the course.
Yeah, this race was even
Yeah, this race was even hotter than the one last weekend. I was feeling awful at the start and before getting to the halfway course, I strongly considered stopping riding and emptying my stomach on the side of the trail and curling up into a little ball. However, riding always feels better than doing anything else so I rode on. Another back of the pack finish for me, and for the first time I got lapped by someone doing their second lap -> the grand master lead guy. As he passed, I shouted out "Go Get em!" and he replied back "Too Late!" and laughed maniacally.
he musta been sandbaggin
he musta been sandbaggin...
nice work sticking it out in
nice work sticking it out in the heat and humidity guys, this was a brutal weekend. People were dropping out left and right at the races I did in NC.