S.C.X. #7/Sedro Woolley

Yahoo! A day that brought lots of rain and temps in the low 40's begs for cyclo-cross racing. Today was the 7th stop it the Seattle Cyclo-cross Series taking place in Sedro Woolley. The course had lots of grass, mud bugs, standing water, gravel, and just mass amounts of MESS!
The race started off great knowing Dr. Phil, and Dan "Thor" were gonna be working hard for me. I didn't get my regular snappy start since I missed a pedal as the whistle was blown. It didn't matter, out of no where, Dr. Phil flew to the front and began to control things. I got towards the front fairly quickly and things were good. As we were headed into the first barriers/run up. Dr. Phil was leading, I was in 3rd, and at that moment "Thor" let me know that he was right behind me. It's pretty good for the confidence when things are starting to take place and it's you and 2 teammates in the top 5! That was darn cool. Things began to unfold and Series Leader, Kelsey and me began to turn things up at the front. Tom Phillips made the group and we were off. Within half a lap, Phillips took off hard and dropped Kelsey and me. I soon dropped Kelsey as he road a large mud bog and struggled, and I chose to get off immediately and run the entire section. I put a gap in him and now I was firmly in 2nd place. This was the majority of the race and with about 3 to go, Kelsey bridged back up and eventually passed me into 2nd place. I spent the remaining lap trying to catch him, but alas had to settle for 3rd Place today. I was super pleased with my ride in the brutal conditions. I love riding in real nasty conditions and bike handling is a must. My teammates rode great and worked hard to support me; Thank you Phil and Dan. I'm still sitting in 5th overall for the series and now got a few more needed points to solidify that spot. With one race to go (Monroe) and double points on the line. Anything can happen.
Congrats to Kristi for another win today. She has been undefeated this year in the SCX series and she has sewn up the series now. All she has to do is start the finals and she has won. Way to go Buttercup!
Hats off for Holden too. He had a rough race and stacked it up into a tree on a descent pinning his leg. Thank you Uncle "Wick" for being there to help him out. Holden continued on in the race and finished in 4th. With only 1 race to go in the series, Holden has enough points to ensure a top 5 overall placing in the series. Way to go Holdenator.
Also, thanks for our friends Gino, Trish, Mandy, and Richard for driving out in the cold and rain to cheer us on. That was cool, and we really appreciate it.
I'm looking forward to a good week of preparation leading up to the SCX series finals on the 29th.

Thanks for reading.