Race #2

Well first off, this is my new race buddy Dolphy. He was just laying around the house all lonely, so I thought I would let him race on a Mtn Bike. I had hoped that he would put a smile on my face when I was about to die. It worked a little bit. Today I rode the Tarheel Trailblazers' Riverfront Classic and it was really my first XC mtn bike race. I have done short track racing and I did the Burn, but for real mountain bike racing, this was the first since I was a youngun. I got talked into racing Sport class which is quite the challenge, but I guess it is the right placement. The race today was 19 miles and that is about standard for Sport races. Today was freaking hot, like Louisiana hot. So I thought I had a bit of an advantage, but "oh shit" I haven't lived in LA in 5 years, so I was hot too. Something is going on in my shoulder with my nerves, so it made it quite hard to climb. That sucks pretty bad, because at the Whitewater center, there are several tough climbs. I made it through and finished 6th out of 10, but it was a pretty shaky race. I had no idea how to race that distance. It wasn't a sprint, but it wasn't a marathon, so I was kinda lost. Oh well, I am glad I did it. Hopefully I can learn how to race a little better.