yeah... been a long time... sorry... been stuck behind school, report cards, kids hockey, training, and the rest of life... got a few CX races to update but will post them out of order once i get more pics... But here is the story of Hardwood's CX race this past weekend...
super tough course with lots of climing and a good few spots of off-camber... bike and body responded well to a weekend off racing and hitting some tempo and longer rides...
recognized the part of the race where i could have won or come 2nd... and was willing and able to work hard enough to bridge up to Paul Greene (Chain Reaction) and roll through to take a lead and then stretch it out.... had a lot of strong parts of the course where i felt like i could lay down the power and some hurt...
the Sand Pit was definately not my strong part... rode it only once out of 7 tries... and thanks to Jack from HH for announcing my missed attempts.... legs felt strong on the longer climbs and was able to make up for my lack of sand skills....
Unwritten Hardwood Rule #1 - always raise arms carefully at the finish line... bark chips can bite.... my facial expression is a "WWHHhoooaaaa" rather than a "WHHEEE"....
super tough course with lots of climing and a good few spots of off-camber... bike and body responded well to a weekend off racing and hitting some tempo and longer rides...
recognized the part of the race where i could have won or come 2nd... and was willing and able to work hard enough to bridge up to Paul Greene (Chain Reaction) and roll through to take a lead and then stretch it out.... had a lot of strong parts of the course where i felt like i could lay down the power and some hurt...
the Sand Pit was definately not my strong part... rode it only once out of 7 tries... and thanks to Jack from HH for announcing my missed attempts.... legs felt strong on the longer climbs and was able to make up for my lack of sand skills....
Unwritten Hardwood Rule #1 - always raise arms carefully at the finish line... bark chips can bite.... my facial expression is a "WWHHhoooaaaa" rather than a "WHHEEE"....
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