Tonite I went to the track tonight, first time all year. I raced with the B+ guys.
10lap + win and out: 4th
I got caught with my head in my ass and missed a group of three that went OTF and took laps one and two for 1st and 2nd. I went to sprint for third, totally could have passed him, but missed by a few tire lengths. I blame my low gearing (50/15) - I had more muscle to accelarate when I jumped out of the saddle, but I was already spun out. I could have gotten a lot more momentum before I sat down and spun it out. Damnit!
10lap point a lap: 0 points.
Not a whole lot to say here. My stomach was a little upset after that last race (those short races are ****ing fast!) so I just kinda spun it in, and felt a lot better after.
25lap points, sprints every 5:
Not sure where I ended up as I left right after, but if I didn't win I got 2nd or 3rd at worst. I was involved in every sprint but didn't win any of them - instead I got two 2nds (including the last lap) and a bunch of 3rds and 4ths. Halfway through, I noticed most other riders were breathing heavier than me after the sprints, and needed more recovery. On the 2nd to last sprint, I dropped into the pole lane immediately after the sprint, got low and just cranked for a bit. 1 lap later I turn around and there is one rider with me and a big gap, great. We traded 1/2 lap pulls till the last sprint, during which he won by a smidgen.
All in all, a fun time. I feel like track can be a lot of fun, but i've been discouraged this year because I feel like it is a big time investment for relatively little riding time. Doing an interval training ride on Fiesta Island is a much more time efficient workout, and my biggest goal is my road Cat 2 right now. Still, it's a lot of fun, and can be useful for sharpening up your high end game, both physically and mentally. Maybe next year I'll make it a point to go once/4-week training cycle.
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