Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Mountain Biking
Reload this Page >

My first race

Notices
Mountain Biking Mountain biking is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Check out this forum to discuss the latest tips, tricks, gear and equipment in the world of mountain biking.

My first race

Old 09-22-02, 02:08 PM
  #1  
Upgrade your Turbo
Thread Starter
 
Ritalin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Lenoir City, Tennessee
Posts: 286
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
My first race

Weeee what a blast I had. I just got back from my first ever bike race. Collegate mountain biking, XC. I'm pretty out of shape but I thought it'd be fun and it was! I raced in the C class (beginner). The whole goal, since I'm out of shape and never raced before, was to finish in something other than dead last. And I think I was somewhere int he middle of the pack, didn't get to stay for my place since it started raining at the end but it was tons of fun, I'll definately do it again.

My time was 1:30.21 for a 9.55 mile single track course. I didn't realize it was such a long course and I didn't have enough carbs so I bonked about 3/4 of the way through but I know better next time.

I'm still on an endorphine rush haha, I can't believe more people don't do this! Even if you don't do well it's all for the fun of it anyway.

The class A's had to ride twice the distance that the C's did (we did 2 laps, they did 4)... it was amazing that they were passing me about 1/4 of the way through my second lap! Going about twice as fast as I was..... crazy, but instead of being discouraged I'm just going to train that much harder
Ritalin is offline  
Old 09-22-02, 06:15 PM
  #2  
xc AND road
 
WoodyUpstate's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 503
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Congrats on your first race! It sounds like you approached it with the right attitude. Elevated expectations can kill the fun in racing.
WoodyUpstate is offline  
Old 09-23-02, 11:19 AM
  #3  
Senior Member
 
steversk's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Boise, ID USA
Posts: 85

Bikes: Giant OCR3

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Congratulations. I also recently did my first mtb race. It was at a ski resort and had some hard climbs but it was lots of fun. I missed the beginner class start so I had to race in the Intermediate class. Everyone was super nice and I didn't finish last which was my goal. I spend more time on my road bike than my mountain bike so it was an adjustment for me.

It was 18 miles and I finished in 2:08. A lot of people were walking up the 4 mile climb up the side of the mountain but I stayed on my bike for the most part. The downhill was a blast...it was hard to see in the shade of the trees. I just looked for the dust from the guy in front of me.

Lots of fun but I'm not sure if I'll do it again.
steversk is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.