4/13/13
100K MTB Race
So, I decided to try something new and attempt a 100K MTB race seeing as it was going on when I was going to be down in Austin seeing Katie's parents. Going into the race I knew how it would go...my legs would be better than most, my technical skills would be far far worse than most - and that's how the race went. I made up a lot of ground on the first lap before the single track section, but flatted just before it watching what felt like hundreds of people pass me. Just constantly had to remind myself that this was for experience and fun. The second lap went far better, as Katie said I passed something like 100+ people during the lap. I felt far more technically sound and stayed upright for (almost) the whole lap. By the midpoint of lap four I was probably about 75% bonked as nutrition intake riding on a MTB is not surprisingly, very difficult. I finished up, it was fun and good to do, nothing more. I'm not even looking at the results as I'm sure they were embarrassingly poor, but again that's not what this was about. Looking forward to getting out on some trails around Chicago to try and figure out how to maneuver this thing in single track so I can think about racing around here.
