S.C.X. #3/Silver Lake

Another great day of racing at yet another new venue for the Washington State Cyclo-Cross scene. Round #3 of the S.C.X. Series brought us to Silver Lake Park in South Everett. The venue was right on the water front with gorgeous oak and maple trees in true fall colors, and two sand sections of the course that rivals the Lake Samammish course in the MFG series.

With my lack of points from past races I had to line up in the back of the pack for the start. From the start we had a 150 yard paved descent and then straight into the sand on the beach to the joy of the crowds awaiting the chaos and mayhem as racers fight for position and crash in specatular displays. By the time we hit the sand, I had moved up to about 10th position, and by the time we got through the sand, I was in the top 5 heading back up into the woods. I felt very good to get a good start and I was feeling alright. I continued to work battling back and forth having a great time racing on probably one of the toughest 'cross courses I have ever raced. The course was very technical, twisty, and busy. The course also demanded alot of power from the rider and never a chance to recover and rest. AWESOME!

It was great having so many friends and family come out for the race since it was in Snohomish County. It was cool to see my brothers from the firehouse; Colby, Tickle (Sherpa), and Ekse come out with their friends and family. We also had my Mom, sister, nieces, sister in-laws, in-laws all out to scream on Kristi, Holden, and I. We definitely had a good fan base.

I ended up in 15th place on the day, and was very content with my ride, and I had a blast racing this "hard ass" course.

Congrats to Holden for getting 2nd place today working his butt off on a tough course, and to Kristi for downright, "smoking" her competition. It was over from the gun, and that kind of course was made for her. She now has a firm lead on the SCX Series overall.

Hats off to my friend/teammate Phil Oppenheimer for securing a new venue and designing a great course.

Talk to you soon.