Smiling now but not at the end!

Looking good and racing good are very different.  Typical first race of the year came in way behind the leaders and felt like crap.  I think it was much more related to the food or something I consumed before the race, or a combination of things I did before the race. 

I had one of the best lead outs in a race that I have had since my Sport days.  A lead out is the first 2-3 miles in the race and it can make or break the day.  I was in the lead pack all the way to were people start settling down and I felt  great!  Just as we started the single track my stomach started to really knot up and feel like crap.  I had three laps to do and I was ready to fall off the bike.  I keep going hoping that I would shake the cramps and start feeling good.  Well, that didn't happen until the last lap which then it started raining.  Just wasn't meant to have a good first race, better luck at the next one. 

Hope you all like the new look (UR = Unattached Rider)

First Race

First race of 2011 was looking to be pretty muddy and nasty day, but we woke up this morning to sunshine and a nice breeze. The early racers are coming around pretty clean considering it rained all day yesterday and last night off and on.  It's about 3 hour before start and really hopeful the tabernacle stays away.

Look forward to a good start to 2011.

Missed the Season Opener

Well, maybe racing is wearing off me a little or maybe since I don't have a team to worry about I don't mind missing a race?  Not sure why or what but I forgone the Season WORS opener Sunday to install over 1000 Linar feet of molding and trim in my living room. 

Saturday I planned on putting some trim up and then assembling the bike that was still in pieces from the attempt to take it to Sedona.  I wanted to get the new fork installed as well.  But, it was 8 PM Saturday the bike was still in the bike box and I was exhausted from a long day of back and farther to Lowes and a million trips to the garage and living room.  I made the call to not waste the time or gas to get to Iola Sunday morning only to limp around the course because I was pooped (that's a shoot out to Max)

So, Lets hope we are good and ready for the next race up in Crystal Lake, Rhinelander May 22.