Race Report...I did well, but it hurt.

[Adventure Girl]

Great result! Great report! And super great effort!

[Eden]

Whoo hoo - I don't ride cross, but my friends who ride do say its harder than an uphill TT, to which I can relate! Sounds like you put in a superb effort. When you want to puke at the end you know you did your best. Big congrats on the 3rd place.

[Offthegrid]

3rd? WOW!

Great job.

[SheFly]

Congrats on the great finish! Different perspective than a couple of weeks ago . Sounds like a superb effort. Do you still hate it???? More importantly, did you have fun?????

My report from yesterday is still forthcoming, but I can TOTALLY relate to the dry heaves and wanting to vomit. In 'cross, if you don't feel like that, you aren't racing hard enough!!!

Keep up the great work!

SheFly

[madisongrrl]

Congrats on the great finish! Different perspective than a couple of weeks ago . Sounds like a superb effort. Do you still hate it???? More importantly, did you have fun?????

I did have fun and I don't hate it as much. And doing well certainly helps that. I have a really bad cold right now, so it made yesterday's race really tough for me. I had snot running down my nose during the race and I had a hacking cough for about 5 hours after the race. It was disgusting!

My report from yesterday is still forthcoming, but I can TOTALLY relate to the dry heaves and wanting to vomit. In 'cross, if you don't feel like that, you aren't racing hard enough!!!

Yup, when you feel like vomiting, it means you did it right!

[SheFly]

I did have fun and I don't hate it as much. And doing well certainly helps that. I have a really bad cold right now, so it made yesterday's race really tough for me. I had snot running down my nose during the race and I had a hacking cough for about 5 hours after the race. It was disgusting!

Yippee! She doesn't hate it. More importantly, she had FUN!

Snot rockets while racing - tough to do, but sometimes (like yesterday for me), completely necessary. Oh, and the cough? I have that after every race. Sounds like I smoked a pack and a half...

Good job!

SheFly

[velogirl]

Congratulations! You know, sometimes it just takes a few weeks of racing to get your groove on in cross.

Re snot, I've got snot and drool (snool) all the time when I race (even without a cold). It's worse in the fall when it gets cold because it makes my nose run. Just let it drip down your face -- it shows that you're working hard!

[RoadRaven]

Oh, and the cough? I have that after every race. Sounds like I smoked a pack and a half...

Pursuiters Cough... yup, I get that too!

[Cassandra_Cain]

Well done!

They say if you have anything left at the end, then you just didn't go hard enough - not the case with you though.

I watched a c-x race recently and it is really intricate stuff. The obstacles and dismounting would make it a challenge to find a rhythm, the way you can in a TT for instance.

[velogirl]

Pursuiters Cough... yup, I get that too!

We call it crit cough in these parts. Or track rasp. Good stuff. It's the reason I don't coach clinics the day after racing -- I can't talk and I'll lose my voice if I try too hard.

[mtbdarby]

Great job Renee! I knew you'd step up to the plate. So how does it feel now? Looking back is it more fun? And most importanly, did you wear a costume??????

[madisongrrl]

Great job Renee! I knew you'd step up to the plate. So how does it feel now? Looking back is it more fun? And most importanly, did you wear a costume??????

Thanks Dar,

CX still is very painful, but it's fun. It is pretty much 45+ minutes of all out, burning lungs, burning legs, towing the line between controlled suffering and blowing up.

Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to put a costume together. I was at the WORS banquet in Stevens Point the night before and I didn't get home until after midnight. I barely had time to pack my gear and get to bed. I had to get up before 7:30am on Sunday so we could head to Milwaukee for the race. Needless to say, I'm exhausted today and I will not be riding my trainer until tomorrow.