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)