I'm sure you've read it... But with the sort odd chance maybe you haven't. This is fuckn hilarious.
http://untilthesnowends.blogspot.com/2013/09/green-mountain-cyclocross-race-reports.html
That six to go card for him was my 4 to go. Oh shit. And his 80% was me seeing the junior leader coming and me hoping he was coming in to finish. Then when I got to the line... Before Peter did, I still had two to go. Meaning #1 I'm getting to ride one lap less, but all the kids are going to spend the next lap riding through me. But hey. I wasn't anywhere near bring lapped by the leaders in my race.
Unlike colon thank you autocorrect... I mean Colin, I had no legs. I knew it on the warm up. Well no legs compared to the day before. Not feeling exceptionally slow but I have crashed more on that day two course than most any other race. Those turns are in my head. Maybe I'll figure them out someday.
Problem is the day before sort of set expectations. And with Hubbell, David, Czerula, Boivin, and chaboom in the race pressure. Aaron and Gary were racing on fresh legs. Not good sign for me.
Whitey showed up too.
The start was actually really good for me but that was it. Everyone flowed around me there after that on the swoopy stuff. Head was just not in it. Hit the nut punch stairs and my legs felt like lead.
ON THE FIRST LAP.
And the short laps and the high speed turning just sort of got to me in a bad way and I tried. But could not manage to much.
Despite that total breakdown I kind of did what I normally do there. I sucked. Took me most of a scary tired drive home to come to terms with it, and get over the immediate feeling of being bummed.
Temporal blindness. Loss of perspective. Much better now.
ALSO I AM GOING TO VEGAS!!!!!!!!
writing this on my phone on the airport even. Marginally slower and less maybe but not as bad as I expected.
Heddwch
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