Throwing it all away

Well I hurt me back on Monday, could barley walk when I got home. Lots of ice, heat, and rest and I am feeling a lot better. I was pretty bummed and cranky on Monday, thought the rest of the season had to be written off. Met up with the Sharks for a road ride this morning and I felt ok, wanted to ride for one hour and see how it felt before racing tomorrow. Everything went well and I will be in Saumico on Sunday.

The Dairy Air

I really enjoy riding in the farmlands of Suak County, but sometimes the smell of fresh manure can really be gut wrenching. We caught a pretty good whiff of it on Irish valley Rd on Sat. Other than that it was a beautiful weekend for riding. I went over to the Krayers in Denzer on Saturday to ride with them and the Fraziers, unfortunately Ryan was on call and the phone rang just as he was getting his stuff ready for the ride. We had to ride without him towards Spring Green and back up to Plain. The brat stand was a wonderful sight to see in Plain, being that this was one of the first rides I have ever brought money with me, I had a delicious sausage in a bun. Sunday brought the second ride of the weekend with a trip to the Railroad Inn in North Freedom on the Brefixt ride. We once again had a large diverse group with three first time brefixters. The Peariso's came down and a guy named Mike from Adams showed up, the ride is gaining notoriety. The breakfast was great but the ride, company, and views were even better. Unfortunately Chasity did not make the ride because of a bachelorette party. Looking forward to the next WORS race and started our party checklist for cross season with Brian and Niki. Afro wig, boom box, Schlitz, foam finger, Belgian flag... feel free to add to the list.

2:59:59

The goal this year was three hours. At 2:59:59 I crossed the line bloodied, bruised, and dirty, but I did it, putting your head down for a split second can have disastrous results. At about the 20 mile mark I was working with two other guys when after my pull I found myself getting dropped. Looked down to take a few hard pedal strokes to catch on and then I was in the back of them. That awful sound of tire on tire and then bam my head and shoulder augering into the gravel road. Nobody wants to be that guy, luckily I did not take any of the others down with me. I sat for a few dazed seconds and then I was back on and chasing the group I just crashed out of. After drilling it and not gaining I started to get caught from behind. It was nice to see Rick Walls and Russel Jobs just catching me at Misery Hill. We rode together until the road climb and I was off. I could see Rick and Russel sitting up to let me catch on but I just couldn't bridge on the climb. Then I was alone picking off a few riders on the way to the finish. I kept calculating in my head how fast I needed to keep driving to get to the finish in 3 hours but with 2 miles to go the cramps set in and I did not think I would make it. As the seconds ticked down a guy on a single speed came by me and pulled me to the line. Thank you whoever you were 2:59:59. 103rd overall.
We had a great weekend Chasity and Niki rode the Soft Rock and had a good race, Brian finished somewhere in the top 75 on his first attempt at the Hard Rock. Lisa and Ryan made the podium in the Hard Rock and Terry had a great first attempt at 156 overall. It was cool to see Monica do the Junior Rock for the first time, there were over 120 kids participating.
Next year top 100 for sure