Racin

Well their hasn't been too much on this front lately but in the past couple of weeks I have hit up a couple of races.

#1 I went up to the Chalk Creek Road Race and since I have flatted at 2 out of 5 races this year I was a bit skeptical. Well 1.5 miles into the fun I get pushed into the middle of the pack and then hit a pothole at 20 mph. The first thing I think is wow I didn't flat. Then a few seconds later I realize my computer flew off my bike into never never land and my rear wheel is dragging. So I say f$%@# it and keep riding. Thankfully we got held up behind some cows on the road and I have time to beat my wheel against the asphalt in hopes of straightening it out. That helped but it still was dragging, so I continue to push on and finish the 50 mile race with a wheel dragging on the brakes almost the entire way. Either I am real determined or am just a dumb ass. I just kept telling myself that it will only make me stronger for cross season.

#2 So a few days later I decided I needed some redemption and headed up to the Solitude Weekly MTB Series. I just raced my own raced, passed people, held off a chaser and finished fourth. It may not have been some glamarous race with a huge field but it still felt good. Better yet it feels good to know that I am on track for cross and am building up strength without over doing it. Now I just have to work on my starts.

Little Belgium Movie

This free movie is worth checking out for sure. People will be jumping up on their seats, screaming for September to get here quicker.