I wasn't the KOB

but man I had a blast.

Great event. Short but fun course. Nice mix of technical stuff that broke up the all out sections. Those rock sections and the river sections, there's got to be a fast line through each one, and i KNOW i didn't find it. Leaving tons of time out there on those could have felt somewhat negative but actually it felt pretty positive. Knowing that there is an area where dramatic improvement can be found is very cool.

MTB time trials are something that were popular back in michigan when I was racing MTBs. And they were held on the trails we rode on. When you know the trail, it is a huge advantage that can pay minutes in dividends. So, hopefully I can find some time to go down and ride that area a bit more before next year.

I'll wait till the results are up to figure the standings and times out. I think I know what mine was and how it stacked up.

But looking at my goals for the race it was successful.
Low level goal: Have fun
Mid level goals: Don't get passed and beat my time from last year
High level goal: top three in category

Met the first two, didn't hit the last one. But that's okay. I'm very happy with it all. Hanging with Yogurt Boy and Cronoman was wicked fun. Pre-riding a bit of the early sections with the cyclocross crew of Wild Bill, Bad brad, Scotty, and Yogurt Boy was pretty cool.

A big thank you is owed to the event organizers, the course marshals, the folks at registration, finish, everywhere. Great great event.

THANKS!

Time to start focusing on Battenkill hard core now. And time to bust out the Quantum PRO!

Whoo!

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