King of Spring

Yesterday was the king of Spring, and it was awesome. It started downpouring right before our race started. It was a flash flood, and I started to regret ever going. Then the rain stopped, and Randy led us out. I was in second behind a Sport 1 guy. We climbed the first short climb and then into the singletrack where I led the field. The S19 guy passed after a downhill, but I caught him again on a ski slope climb in the slick gravel and passed. After that I led the race overall. I felt very strong, and I floated over the slick rocks. I put power down hard in the flat puddled sections. I felt great climbing, and whenever i was off the bike, I was running fast. I came out with the win overall with a giant gap. I won a new Felt NINEpro frame, and I decided that I would move up to expert which was the biggest accomplishment for me. It was a great day.

Post Burn

In the Burn 24 hour challenge, we did really well for a junior team. On a 5 person team, we took 6th. This week was pretty slow getting back into the usual. I rode the day after thinking it was going to be a good recovery ride. Although, it ended up being about 3 hours. The next day I took off. Burn was fun, and I can't wait to see everyone at ironhill this weekend. It should be fast.

Pre-Burn

I'm on my way down to North Carolina for Burn 24 hour challenge on a 5 person team. The commute is with Jeff, Tom, Brian, and Sam. Apperantly, I've been chosen to go 1st and it sounds like a lot of fun, but nobody knows this course, so I'm really nervous.