I did my second race tonight, a local short track mountain bike race. Actually it is on a motorcross track. I won! I didn't realize during the race I was riding an extremely smart race. The first lap I went too hard and got caught, so I decided to hold the pace as close as I could with the leader. I thought she was riding an even pace and so I just followed hoping for second. By the next to last lap she was fading a little on the climbs and I just followed as close as I could. Finally the last lap she cracked, maybe me riding just 10 seconds back was pushing her over the limit. I took off even though I felt like throwing up. By the time I crossed the finish I was a least 1/3 lap up on the second place person. I got a gold button for the win and a bike bell. Hey, it was only a $5 race but dang it was fun.
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09-14-2010, 09:03 PM #1
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First Win!
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09-14-2010, 09:09 PM #2
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What a thrill! Congrats!
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09-14-2010, 11:49 PM #3
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Congrats! That sounds like a blast.
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09-15-2010, 04:28 AM #4
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Woohoo! Congratulations!
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09-15-2010, 04:50 AM #5
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Yippee! congrats - sounds like you rode that race with awesome tactics.
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09-16-2010, 10:31 AM #6
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So cool! Sounds like a blast. Great job
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09-17-2010, 04:22 PM #7
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Awesome! Congrats!
I used to do a little mountain biking, but definitely never considered getting into racing. I'm curious, though - what's the general strategy for passing someone in a race on a stretch of single track? I'd be terrified I'd cause a crash!"By perseverance the snail reached the ark."
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