Eden
08-25-2007, 07:37 PM
So today was the last big race of the WSBA road season
I can't really say there's much of a race report to write. It was an Uphill TT, so no exciting tactics or harrowing tales, just go as fast as you can until it's over. This kind of thing is good for me - I'm small and light and I can put the pedal down uphill. It was also my first race that I ever did, 2 years ago, and the whole reason I decided that I might actually be good at this.
This year it was pretty meaningful to me too, because for most of the season I've been the BARR (Best All Around Rider) point leader for the Cat 4's. I went into this race with a 34 point lead, but that's not a run away (1st =100 points, 2nd=70 points, 3rd=50 points, 4=36 points and so on), so I had to put on a good show to keep my standing. My ultimate goal was a win.
I feel lucky that my main competitor - the person 2nd in the BARR started a minute ahead of me, so she was my rabbit instead of the other way around. This TT is short - only 6 miles. I caught my 30 second person about 4 miles in and we were both gaining on my minute person. All 3 of us passed the first two people to start. Just at the end of a short portion where it flattens out and goes down just a little, my 30 second person passed me again, but she never got more than a few seconds ahead of me. At 1000M my main rival definitely started to pick it up a bit, but I was totally determined to not let her get back any of the time I'd already pulled back on her. I glanced at my watch when she hit the 200 and I was pretty darn sure that no more than 30 seconds elapsed until I hit the same spot. Had all the usually shakes and nausous feelings after crossing the finish line, but I WON! Whoo hoo. (and I bettered my time from last year)
I feel awesome. 2 BARR race wins, 1 second and the overall. I don't think I could ask for a better season.
Here's me and a couple of my team mates (3 of them took 1-2-3 in the Master B's. I'm in the middle, but I didn't have my medal yet :( )
I can't really say there's much of a race report to write. It was an Uphill TT, so no exciting tactics or harrowing tales, just go as fast as you can until it's over. This kind of thing is good for me - I'm small and light and I can put the pedal down uphill. It was also my first race that I ever did, 2 years ago, and the whole reason I decided that I might actually be good at this.
This year it was pretty meaningful to me too, because for most of the season I've been the BARR (Best All Around Rider) point leader for the Cat 4's. I went into this race with a 34 point lead, but that's not a run away (1st =100 points, 2nd=70 points, 3rd=50 points, 4=36 points and so on), so I had to put on a good show to keep my standing. My ultimate goal was a win.
I feel lucky that my main competitor - the person 2nd in the BARR started a minute ahead of me, so she was my rabbit instead of the other way around. This TT is short - only 6 miles. I caught my 30 second person about 4 miles in and we were both gaining on my minute person. All 3 of us passed the first two people to start. Just at the end of a short portion where it flattens out and goes down just a little, my 30 second person passed me again, but she never got more than a few seconds ahead of me. At 1000M my main rival definitely started to pick it up a bit, but I was totally determined to not let her get back any of the time I'd already pulled back on her. I glanced at my watch when she hit the 200 and I was pretty darn sure that no more than 30 seconds elapsed until I hit the same spot. Had all the usually shakes and nausous feelings after crossing the finish line, but I WON! Whoo hoo. (and I bettered my time from last year)
I feel awesome. 2 BARR race wins, 1 second and the overall. I don't think I could ask for a better season.
Here's me and a couple of my team mates (3 of them took 1-2-3 in the Master B's. I'm in the middle, but I didn't have my medal yet :( )