Walkersville and Tysons will be my first road race and circuit race of the year. As of lately I've been racing on the dirt so this will be a welcomed change.
Saturday's Walkersville will be a true test to all the training I put into the off season. Since there is no CAT 3 only race and they've done away with the 30+ field which is now 35+, I'll be doing the PRO 1,2,3 race. I don't mind the whole change. I should be racing PRO 1,2,3 anyhow. What's the saying, "To get faster, train and race with faster peeps." YEAH I GUESS. Distance will be 70 miles. Last year I did the 30+ which was 50 miles. Its not the extra 20 miles I'm worried about, its the extra 20 miles at balls out speed that makes the race day butterflies want bust straight our of my ahole and into a Walkersville Porta John.
Next on to Sunday will be the Tyson's circuit race. I signed up for the CAT 3 only race. Normally I would double up and do the PRO 1,2,3 race, but this year with the whole economic shit storm I'm cutting back.
Well, I'm off soon to do Uncle Pete's hill ride in Arlington. Bye for Now.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Last weekend's Rockburn Reloaded Race Images
Pictures courtesy of http://www.singlespeeder.smugmug.com/
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Rockburn Reloaded MTB Race Report
So this past Sunday was the Rockburn Reloaded mountain bike race. I competed in the CAT 2 sport. It consisted of three 5 mile laps for a total of 15 miles.
Let me back pedal a bit to Saturday. Since I'm really trying to get ready for the Walkersville, (CAT 1,2,3) 70 mile road race April 4th, I put in about 3 hours on the mountain bike Saturday. The course description for the mountain bike race said beginner friendly so I figured it would be a pretty easy course and the long ride Saturday wouldn't have any affect on my legs.
Let's fast forward back to Sunday' race. I did a warm up lap on the course before the start of my race and noticed that this course was not as easy as it seemed. Someone said that the course had about 1,000 feet of climbing per lap. I was thinking maybe I should have taken it easier on Saturday. The first half of the course had some very rooty sections that really didn't allow you to recover. The second half of the course seem to have all the climbing, at least in my opinion.
At the start line up I got there a bit late from my warm up lap so I had bad staging position. As the gun went off I didn't panic due to the fact that there was significant climbing. I have a pretty good base from my road training so I knew I could make up time on the climbs. Overall the race went well. I ended up 16th out 45 starters. Not bad for my 2nd mountain bike race ever.
I have added a video...It is of the start of our race. It is about 45 seconds long. You can see me at about 22 seconds into it. Video is courtesy of http://www.cyclingdirt.org. I'm still looking for pictures of the race. I saw many photograhpers there. Will keep looking around and post them when I can can get them. Enjoy.
Let me back pedal a bit to Saturday. Since I'm really trying to get ready for the Walkersville, (CAT 1,2,3) 70 mile road race April 4th, I put in about 3 hours on the mountain bike Saturday. The course description for the mountain bike race said beginner friendly so I figured it would be a pretty easy course and the long ride Saturday wouldn't have any affect on my legs.
Let's fast forward back to Sunday' race. I did a warm up lap on the course before the start of my race and noticed that this course was not as easy as it seemed. Someone said that the course had about 1,000 feet of climbing per lap. I was thinking maybe I should have taken it easier on Saturday. The first half of the course had some very rooty sections that really didn't allow you to recover. The second half of the course seem to have all the climbing, at least in my opinion.
At the start line up I got there a bit late from my warm up lap so I had bad staging position. As the gun went off I didn't panic due to the fact that there was significant climbing. I have a pretty good base from my road training so I knew I could make up time on the climbs. Overall the race went well. I ended up 16th out 45 starters. Not bad for my 2nd mountain bike race ever.
I have added a video...It is of the start of our race. It is about 45 seconds long. You can see me at about 22 seconds into it. Video is courtesy of http://www.cyclingdirt.org. I'm still looking for pictures of the race. I saw many photograhpers there. Will keep looking around and post them when I can can get them. Enjoy.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Easier to facebook than blog.
Facebook has really cut into my blogging. I know I have some readers back in the southwest so I thought it was about time for an update.
I've actually been reading others blogs instead of updating mine. A few new favorites for me, well I wouldn't say they are new but I enjoy them regardless.
http://thewrobb.blogspot.com/, I read this one because I enjoy busting his balls with my comments. Also he's another fellow cyclist who is about to venture into the world of baby diapers and spit up. Plus he's discovered he can swim. Good luck Robb.
http://pedalnaround.blogspot.com/, Do you have to ask?
http://amateurdomestique.blogspot.com/, Fellow pt. rider who can fabricate a basket crate on his bike.
http://racethemuscle.blogspot.com/, Cause I just think this guy is fucking crazy.
http://gayracer.blogspot.com/, Because I don't know any other Gay guy that rides a bike. At least for now AND he is a fellow pt. rider.
Check em all out if you'd like.
On the racing end, I have my second race of the season, which is a MTB race in Elkridge, MD. Its the Rockburn Reloaded this Sunday, March 22nd. I've been riding the shit out of my road bike but have not been on my MT bike in about a month.
I never did write up a race report for my first MTB race of the season back in Feb. I think I finished 43rd. Not worth writing about. It was cold, full of snow and ice and f'ing miserable. I Crashed twice. First crash had my left shoe cover with my leg attached hung up on a barb wire fence, 2nd crash had me fall over a pile of cow shit.
My first road race of the year will be Walkersville, followed by Tysons Circuit, then Carl Dolan. Beyond that, I don't know yet.
I've actually been reading others blogs instead of updating mine. A few new favorites for me, well I wouldn't say they are new but I enjoy them regardless.
http://thewrobb.blogspot.com/, I read this one because I enjoy busting his balls with my comments. Also he's another fellow cyclist who is about to venture into the world of baby diapers and spit up. Plus he's discovered he can swim. Good luck Robb.
http://pedalnaround.blogspot.com/, Do you have to ask?
http://amateurdomestique.blogspot.com/, Fellow pt. rider who can fabricate a basket crate on his bike.
http://racethemuscle.blogspot.com/, Cause I just think this guy is fucking crazy.
http://gayracer.blogspot.com/, Because I don't know any other Gay guy that rides a bike. At least for now AND he is a fellow pt. rider.
Check em all out if you'd like.
On the racing end, I have my second race of the season, which is a MTB race in Elkridge, MD. Its the Rockburn Reloaded this Sunday, March 22nd. I've been riding the shit out of my road bike but have not been on my MT bike in about a month.
I never did write up a race report for my first MTB race of the season back in Feb. I think I finished 43rd. Not worth writing about. It was cold, full of snow and ice and f'ing miserable. I Crashed twice. First crash had my left shoe cover with my leg attached hung up on a barb wire fence, 2nd crash had me fall over a pile of cow shit.
My first road race of the year will be Walkersville, followed by Tysons Circuit, then Carl Dolan. Beyond that, I don't know yet.
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