Bloomer XC

It was a great time at Bloomer last Sunday. That's if you ignore the two hours of pain I went through that day. It was a little cold out when we lined up at the starting line, but that made it perfect race weather. You could say that I was "well rested" that morning since I didn't ride all week with everything going on at work and home. I still can't tell how I'm going to perform until I start a race. I would have to say that I was definitely going through the pre-race jitters prior to the race. Once we were a few miles into the course and into the first section of single track, I was feeling a whole lot better. With the few reroutes in place, the trail was in great shape for the most part. We had a couple of small mud holes, but nothing that bad. I was feeling strong for the first two laps of the race and was keeping a strong pace going. The last two laps were a different story. Even though I could feel the fatigue setting in, I kept on pushing myself. I definitely need to work on a few weaknesses before the Stony Creek Marathon. (Placed 9th out of 17 riders in my class) With two races under my belt in the expert class, I'd have to say that I'm glad that I made the move up this year. I have pushed myself harder than ever and as a result, I have noticed fitness gains out on the trail. It's going to be an interesting year to see how far I can go!