Sorry for the lack of posting. I've been busy and what not. So anyway, I'll try to keep this short because I have other things I should be doing.
My pinky still hurts and I think I might have broken it. Stupid potholes.
Fort Collins, CO is awesome. I'm really excited about moving out there. Training will be awesome.
Rist Canyon is a pretty sweet climb. 10 miles and 3500feet of elevation gain. Wish I had a 12-27 for some of the spots as I was going 4mph.
Met the CSU coach. He was nice and excited about me coming out there.
Raced on Sunday at the CSU Oval Crit. and got 3rd in the Women's 1/2/3. It was a small field, sort of like the local scene here. The only difference was that 8 of the 12 or so riders were from the same team (Rio Grande). Of course they were doing the normal team tactic thing and constantly attacking. I had to cover probably 3/4 of them because none of the other lone rangers wanted to. After awhile I got into a rhythm and it was no problem. I got boxed in coming out of the last corner. Who knows if I could have pulled off a win. 3rd is good enough for me :).
Oh, I raced last Sunday too at the Cody's Race in Park View. Finished 25th overall in the mass start field of 50something. Won the Women's open. Thought I was in for a treat on my Colorado trip since the climbing during the race smoked me.
This weekend is Altoona weekend. I have to work on Saturday so no road race. Not a problem though. Probably will head up for the criterium. Sort of depends what else there is going on. I haven't really checked my schedule.
Loving the weather. Warmness and sun = lots of miles.
The group ride tonight was fun. Actually had a decent sized group (more than 8). I was pretty tired by the end. Before the ride I did a few miles, including some hills. Ended up with over 70 for the day. I love Tuesday's and Thursday's.
That's all I can think of for now. I'll post some pictures from last week eventually. Have a good one!
My pinky still hurts and I think I might have broken it. Stupid potholes.
Fort Collins, CO is awesome. I'm really excited about moving out there. Training will be awesome.
Rist Canyon is a pretty sweet climb. 10 miles and 3500feet of elevation gain. Wish I had a 12-27 for some of the spots as I was going 4mph.
Met the CSU coach. He was nice and excited about me coming out there.
Raced on Sunday at the CSU Oval Crit. and got 3rd in the Women's 1/2/3. It was a small field, sort of like the local scene here. The only difference was that 8 of the 12 or so riders were from the same team (Rio Grande). Of course they were doing the normal team tactic thing and constantly attacking. I had to cover probably 3/4 of them because none of the other lone rangers wanted to. After awhile I got into a rhythm and it was no problem. I got boxed in coming out of the last corner. Who knows if I could have pulled off a win. 3rd is good enough for me :).
Oh, I raced last Sunday too at the Cody's Race in Park View. Finished 25th overall in the mass start field of 50something. Won the Women's open. Thought I was in for a treat on my Colorado trip since the climbing during the race smoked me.
This weekend is Altoona weekend. I have to work on Saturday so no road race. Not a problem though. Probably will head up for the criterium. Sort of depends what else there is going on. I haven't really checked my schedule.
Loving the weather. Warmness and sun = lots of miles.
The group ride tonight was fun. Actually had a decent sized group (more than 8). I was pretty tired by the end. Before the ride I did a few miles, including some hills. Ended up with over 70 for the day. I love Tuesday's and Thursday's.
That's all I can think of for now. I'll post some pictures from last week eventually. Have a good one!
-A
Edit:
I just remembered something. 
Supposibly I am going to be receiving this frameset by Friday. Sweet! Now I'm going to have to figure out what to do for components on my Cannondale.
2 comments:
Congrats on the races! When are you headed to Fort Collins? Seems like a good place for a biker like u to be.
Sounds like all is well and HOORAY for warmer weather!!!
Your fields will normally be much bigger in the front range races. I would say most the races have at least 30 girls. Most likely there was a race in Boulder the same day so the field was split.
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