2008 CX #3: Red Barn
November 2nd, 2008 | Published in general
9/12 in singlespeed category
This is the race that last year triggered my first bout of pneumonia. My lungs hurt after the race (more than usual), and the next morning i had a 103°F fever. No illness this year, thankfully, and not too bad a race.
I got a terrible start, worst one so far this year. I lined up closer to the front, behind just one guy, but that one guy started slow, then faltered when we rubbed tires a bit and i was off the back before we even started.
This was not the greatest singlespeed course, with a long back stretch that i’d spin out on every lap, but i was able to gain ground every lap, and i would have placed at least 3-4 places higher i we had one more lap to work with. I should really be racing the B race, i think, but the singlespeeds were in the first 30-minute group. I felt like i had another couple of laps in me, but couldn’t pull out a sprint after the runup to make the final pass.
Planning to double up next weekend, with the Velodrome CX and Lake Rebecca CX coming up!