OVCX Gun Club 10th place - see other post for highlights. : OVCX Gun Club Pics here :
Cap City Cross/OVCX - Infirmary Mound 11/15/09 > 11th Place.
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I fought hard here to get to the top 10 and just couldn't muster gas to get by Glen and catch James - again. An amazing course for the year.
Will go down as one of my favorites, it was so dry, fast and suited my skills. It was more of a course for the roadie types, Dave G. beat me and looked so fast out there. Several guys including James and Dave all got a good jump at the start and had a good first few laps. I rallied the last four and caught Jon C and Glen. I had fun and didn't go into this race with much game face. I didn't arrive early enough to be relaxed and warmed up. It was my fault for not getting up early enough and leaving the house. Choose to race my clincher Mavic SL wheels. It was a good choice as the rims are super stiff and provided I think some needed down force for high speed turns and less chance of rolling a tubie. My buddy Ben B. got first in the 35+ Cat 3 race. I did mange to hold off the Masters 35 / 45 guys this race, which is the first time ever at an OVCX event I have done that this year. Joe Ballante, Ben B and Scott Young were all breathing down my neck on the last lap.Cap City Cross - Olentangy Caverns 10th Place -
an awful course for me. I didn't really like much about this race. I really didn't like the course layout, design or flow. I think it worked
for some, but it will go down as my least favorite this year. I am not sure what happened, but it seemed to have some of the same EXACT things as it did two years prior, when we first raced there. There is certainly enough property to do some fun and challenging things and steer it away from this 'mountain bike' type of course, which is not so much of what cross is about. Yes I am bitching. I was pissed off at my result and I think I was at the end of a long few weeks of work and racing. I knew or at least thought I was better than 10th, so it was a bit sad for me. But: my friend Ben and Layne reminded me we all have bad days and we do this because it's fun. I have to find that Fun vs Competitive balance and sit in the middle of the teter- totter on that one sometimes. My team mates had a great race and finished high in the results. I just didn't man-up, act like a Pro afterwards to be happy for them. Lesson #445. Hindsight, I have finished in the top 10 a few times in the last few races, I guess this was just frustrating, not to have the gas and throttle. I did like the single track in and out of the woods and even the sketchy bridge crossing.
