Cyclocross - Yeah!!! I was not DFL today!
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Sawtooth
10-03-09, 11:27 PM
Finished mid pack in the C race. But hey, that was great fun and better than the DFL I took in my first race. I even got to race against a couple of guys and two very fast teenagers. Turns out that warming up makes a difference.
At one point, I tied to spit a hooger and was aware that it didn't really go anywhere. My friend pointed out to me that it was still on my chin after the race.
On a technical note, I was suprised how much shifting I did. I actually shifted a lot between my large and small rings.
Man, I love this game.
flargle
10-04-09, 06:33 PM
Sweetly done. Thanks for sharing the stoke!
Sawtooth
10-04-09, 11:10 PM
Thanks. Here are a couple of pics.
Crack Monkey
10-05-09, 08:56 AM
Looks like you are smiling - work harder, suffer more. Makes the beer and waffles taste better. :)
Sawtooth
10-05-09, 10:26 AM
LOL, I promise I spent very little time smiling...most of my race looked like this...
The perpelexing thing is that I swear I passed that lady holding the baby but there she is at the finish line ? Hmmmm
Glynis27
10-05-09, 01:42 PM
You look to clean. Fall in some mud next time.
nitropowered
10-05-09, 04:35 PM
I was DFL yesterday. The course I did was soooo hard it was happy to just finish the hour's work. Plenty of guys called it quits.
Sawtooth
10-06-09, 03:03 PM
Just saw the results.....9th of 25....I'll take it.
Some additional pics.
I'd be ecstatic with 9th out of 25. My only top ten finish came in a race with only 10 riders. I got 9th because one guy had a mechanical. I was thrilled this week because I didn't get lapped. :)
Sawtooth
10-06-09, 03:23 PM
LOL, I hear you Andy.
I was really worried going in that I was going to get the tar beat out of me.
BTW, take a close look at that barrier in my last post....it is parallel to the course and requires a 90 degree off camber turn while running.
I ended up layed out on the ground in front of that on one lap :)
Sawtooth
10-06-09, 03:29 PM
The more I look at this, it looks like 6th of 13 (which I will still take). Seems the field had a few categories in it...so my category had 13, and I was 6th in it...but 9th overall of 25. I HAVE DREAMED OF BEING MID PACK MY WHOLE LIFE!!!!! LOL
benda18
10-07-09, 07:01 AM
speaking of spit, here's a pic of me from sunday
Sawtooth
10-07-09, 11:40 PM
HOLY COW....that is a TON of spit. :)
nelzar13
10-08-09, 05:46 AM
i did my first race last weekend and was happy to finish! i think i got 82 out of 83..haha and i think i was the only guy out there on a single speed. my only goal was not to get lapped!