Got this wacky idea to do a cross race yesterday. Nothing like a full hour of "what the hell are you doing to me" for your body during the off season. Man, that was fun!!!
I managed to pull of 4th place in the collegiate category on a Full Suspension 29er. Kind of not a cross rig at all....but you ride what you know and what you are comfortable on....so I loaned the Cross bike to someone else, and rode the mountain bike.
All will revert to normal starting this week though: It is Base Miles Time!!!!! I love this time of year, a reason to hop on a bike, and pedal for hours on hours. During these rides, I have solved such things as world hunger, poverty of third world nations, and the perfect suspension design....alas, by the time I finish I am too tired to remember what the answers were though.
I guess the thing I love the most about being a competitive cyclists is base training.
Let the fun begin!!!
-Shawn
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Nice job in the collegiate race, Shawn. Cyrus was rocking in the C race, and I was sliding around in the B race. It was fun, and I was somewhat envious of the fat tires on that course. Good to get support from Denelle, Nolan, Dave and see some sympathetic folks out there--no two ways about it--cross is difficult.
Good job to Jasper too. Results are out, and it seems he took 2nd in the Kids category.
Well, Jasper passed up the race, so he didn't really place 2nd, but he did help out a bit with the trailwork Sunday. He bailed from the race not because of the cold but because he got invited to a playdate.
Hm, then there is an error in the final results. I had thought that the second place winner looked distinctly like a little girl, but then upon reading the results, thought I must have been mistaken.
Sorry for the mixup.
Jasper is dating!?!?!
Next thing you know J will be borrowing the big black truck!!
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