Woolley Cross

Today I headed up by myself to Sedro Woolley for the Woolley Cross race. This race course is one of my favorite to not only race on, but train on. It can be very tough and typically requires a fair amount of upper body strength, which is probably why its a good course for me. I like to consider it the "Paris Roubaix" of cyclocross courses in the Northwest.
Since the Belly Cross series doesn't recognize Masters until the age of 40, and I still have a few years to go, I had to race my Category 1 ranking with the Pro/Elite class. Fortunately, the fields in this series are much smaller, so anything is possible. So without much training lately with all of the time off of the bike, letting my foot heal, I was a little nervous with some tight legs warming up. Hey, at least the foot is feeling good.
I started on the second row, and had a good start making the selection group early with 7 of us. within the first half of lap, "Hot" Carl (Recycled Cycles) and a Western WA University rider, took off. The rest of us worked to maintain. At the half way point things began to split up, and I was losing some power secondary to my back getting a little sore and tired. Next thing I knew I was riding solo, and working to maintain my good placing. It worked, and I finished the day with a 6th Place in the "Elite/A" class. With a quick change of clothes and a chocolate milk down the gullet, I headed South to quickly wash the bikes/clothes and head to Holden's soccer game.
Tomorrow is the M.F.G. Series finals in Woodland Park of Seattle. Kristi has a good battle to win the series overall, and it should be exciting to watch. I will do what I can, but I may have left a bit out on the course in Sedro Woolley today. Either way, I'm looking forward to giving everything I got at Woodland Park.
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