pittsteelfan102

i have my first race on sunday wich unless i can find a friend to go with tomrow will also be the first time on a trail with my new bike! any quick things i no this has been posted before and i am going to serch after this but if theres anything you guys might be able to say that will help that would be great! im entering the JR. division (14-18 yrs. old)
just maybe anything to kee pendurance up for the race? to go faster over logs on downhill?

pittsteelfan102

well idid the race this morning. thanks for all the advice...lol just kidding. i got 5th out of like 15 in the jr. division and around 255th out of over 60 in the regular division. i had funand cant wait for more

sarsparilla

Congrats on the finish. There were plenty of threads with great info on starting up racing, and you said you'd search so there wasn't really any need to repost all of that info.

We need some more info though 'd you enjoy it? what was the course like? What'd you learn?

Congrats again

pittsteelfan102

i loved it. i kinda held back a little because my friend was sick so i tried not to leave him to far behind until he got better then we passed a bunch of people. the course was awsome. 9 miles isnt to long and there were so sweet drops and BIG logs. i whent over the handle bars 1 time. rolled down a hill another. lol
i was getting used to the clipless pedals. speaking of clipless i just got new crank bros egg beater c's and itook my other pedal out. i cant get the crank brothers pedal in it keeps sliding to the side. the crank isnt stripped is it do you think? the race was awsome. defintly looknig forward to more!

sarsparilla

Awesome that you had such a sweet race. Nice choice on the pedals, I use the SS version. Is the pedal your left one? If it is, the left pedal has to be turned to the Left to tighten it down. Not the normal righty tighty. Hope this helps and keep up the good work.

pittsteelfan102

thanks! it is the left one. the company that does all the races in the series that i was just in.(i did the last of the series) is going to have 2 more series in MD next year. the 1 i was in was an hour away and was in VA. i cant wait.

-patrick

pittsteelfan102

i fixed it. my treads were stripped inside the crank... but we fixed that with a cool tool. and i whent riding today the new pedals are AWSOME

gwhunt23

What race was it in VA? Cranky monkey in Fairfax?

If it was, I woulda loved to have been there. I ended up opting for the 18-hour race at Brady Saunders though.

You lined up for any other races soon? I'm lined up for a few, let me know if you'll be there:

Sept 11: Poor Farm Fall Cup. Ashland, VA
Sept 25: FORD Off-road duathlon. Fredericksburg, VA
Oct 1: Lodi Farm. Fredericksburg, VA
Oct 22: Panorama farm 6-hour. Charlottesville, VA

If you're gonna be at any of those, you can count on me being there, probably in the junior category too (I'm 15). Good luck with your races man!

Garrett

pittsteelfan102

i was in the jr. division myself. im also 15 but i live in md so its hard to get down there do you no where i can sign up for any of those? im trying to find more races to be in but havent found any yet.

gwhunt23

Poor Farm https://www.richmondmultisports.com/
FORD Duathlon https://www.zekiah.com/ford/eng/default.asp
Lodi Farm https://www.bikereg.com/races/register.asp?EventID=2623
Panorama 6-hour https://www.bikereg.com/races/register.asp?EventID=2567

The FORD and Lodi Farm will be closest to you as they are both in Fredericksburg, about an hour south of DC. Poor Farm in Ashland is another hour south of Fredericksburg. The Panorama 6-hour is in Charlottesville and is about 3 hours southwest of DC.

I'm not sure of any races in the MD area; I rarely go that far north for a race. I know there is the Maryland Super Series in Susquhanna State Park every year... but it was on Aug 7 this year.

Check out Active.com and Bikereg.com for races too. You can search by region or state at those sites.

pittsteelfan102

the 2 in fredricksburg are makeable. i think i have a 85% chance of being at atleast 1 if not both! and im 50/50 to the 1 in ashland

~patrick

pittsteelfan102

should i go in begginer jr. or just jr.

pittsteelfan102

ive only done 1 race before i think i can handle the regular jr in terms of distance but are all these kids gonna be real good?

apclassic9

check out the rest of the WV schedule - Sunday's race is at Ace Adventure Center near Oak Hill