The course started at 7,300 ft with a 2+ mile fire-road climb. Fearful of falling off the back, tried to keep up w/ the mid-pack riders in my class which was a mistake. Ten minutes in, was completely out of breath and had severe lactic acid issues. Here's a nice graph...
Before the course flattened out, got passed by numerous Sport racers and then single-speed maniacs including Brett. Eight miles in, started getting passed by the fastest Beginner riders who started seven minutes behind. Ten miles in, got passed by Miles and shortly after that, Nor. Jacinda went by on the final fire-road climb but fortunately, I was able to pass her back on the Fall Line single-track.
Click on the map for race data on MotionBased...
Results? 13th out of 15 for me w/ a time of 1:44:06. Ouch. Dave who was able to recover after a tough start finished 10th at 1:40:19. (The fastest time in our class was a scorching 1:21:39.) Miles finished 3rd in his class w/ a time of 1:35:44. Nor finished 4th in his class at 1:36:18. (Apparently those two had an epic battle going -- wish I could've seen it.) Jacinda finished in 1:40:58 and Carlyn finished 1st in her class at 2:17:02. Here's a pic of the big medal-winners...
With their strong finishes, Miles, Nor and Carlyn all placed in the final points race for the season. Next year will be interesting as everyone will be in Sport -- just where they belong.
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