MN-
Day 1 (the actual state championship)... came out sick, simple as that. Felt like hell and hung in there but dropped.
Day 2... better, but not great. Still had a lot of fun and pushed it hard. Finished 6th in the "senior age category State Championship" (23-34 age group)
Took it relatively easy during the week, but did ride 4 or 5 hours on the fatbike and one short CX skills practice type ride.
As unbelievable as fatbikes are (and that's still pretty debatable in my mind...) being a dog would be incredibly better. He showed me what was up all week... We went on one 8 mile or so ride on ATV trails with a dozen or so creek crossings and lots of hills. As I struggled to just stay upright and maintain 5-6 mph her danced up and down the ridges alongside the trail and swam in the 33 degree water.
Madison this weekend-
Again I came out terrible on Saturday. I finished, but it was hell! I was 22nd in the Wisconsin State race that day and almost last.
Today it snowed... I love snow. It was a mess and right from the start I felt better and knew the conditions would help me. I wound up 8th and I think it was likely my best CX race yet! Almost makes me want to shell out the cash for nationals, but I can't quite justify it on a few different levels.
My next plan is to rest and go back to base miles... maybe try to defend my title at Triple D...
Also, the photos are a mix of my own and Kim's if you like them they are probably her's.
Drew weren't you chasing me for the last two laps? A lot of people were cheering for you behind me. Could you contact me so the results can be fixed. jimboyvw@gmail.com Jim Cochran
ReplyDeleteno? Not Sunday? My family all was watching too and had me finishing where I did.
ReplyDeleteI also know absolutely where I finished relative to Reyes and Vrambout (although I don't know the other guy who snuck in between him and I). I'm not sure who was chasing you.
ReplyDeleteDid any of the 35+ guys catch you? It weird because every one was cheering come on Drew for the guy chasing me. Even my girl friend was there and heard it. I guess we must have been mistaken.
ReplyDeleteOnly the 35+ winner caught me. On the 2nd to last lap I passed him aggressively at the top of the run-up and he pointed out we were in different fields... I felt bad and pulled him a bit but then he rode away when I couldn't get clipped back in. He was wearing black and red I believe.
ReplyDeleteCool. Good race! see you maybe at nationals! I'll be in the old man race there.
ReplyDeleteI'm done for the year- my next set of plans all revolve around trying to find time to rest then base miles. Good luck! I wish I could be everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI think there was another person at the race named Drew (or Andrew maybe?) - I remember hearing other people cheering for a Drew besides us, and they weren't cheering for you.
ReplyDeleteAndy Hoenisch would have been close and is from Madison too?
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