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| Lambert Park - Alpine, Utah |
I got up a little early today, assembled something that would pass for a race-worthy single-speed and headed down the hill to Alpine at 8:45am to catch the 10th annual
Frozen Hog MTB snow criterium. They didn't actually have a single-speed race category so I was a little out-geared by the competition but only slightly.
The course was just over 3 miles and had a good mix of uphill, downhill, and icy corners. I had bad placement into the singletrack after the Le Mans start and paid for that dearly burning my legs off trying to get by people that took the run a little more seriously. In hindsight I should have ran a lot faster and spent less time heckling Keith Payne. I think it is fair to say you can't really go into a race wanting to just "have fun" and expect to get really good results. The truth be told, I don't think I can race for fun, I am WAY to competitive. The fun start quickly turned into a serious game of chasing rabbits and trying to avoid traffic jams. In the end I did have some good fun, chased some rabbits, and ended up 7th.
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| Icy trails and traffic jams. |
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| One of the few flat sections. Nothing to do but spin and look at the scenery. |
2 comments:
I like that final picture. At least your crank didn't fall off
Ha Ben. It seems my mechanical failures have gone way down now that I don't ride as much with a certain someone.
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