cascade park cx

I think I'm gonna be second to last for the majority of the season. I'm nowhere near the caliber of the riders that are winning these races, not even enough to really be competitive in them. I'm glad that most of the SS racers are 'A' series racers, just, it leaves me spending all but the first lap by my self in no-man's-land. The only motivator is picking off the nearest geared racer and not getting lapped by the lead. The Cascade Park cx race in Elyia firmly established this motif for my season. Half way through I took a hand up of Miller High Life. I only enjoyed a sip of it before tossing it to the side. I'm sure theres a pictures somewhere in the intertoobz.




The course was fun though, more running than other courses, which I enjoyed thoroughly. There were two hills, which after a lap I had to run up, a set of a barriers, a short run up bit that was ridable but only if one successfully navigated the chopped mixtures of turf and mud, and then the laughably not ridable bog of eternal stench. The bog was about 10-15 yards long and was low-calf deep super thick mud. Many did try to ride it, I have no qualms about running, and very little to prove by riding. Those who made it through the bog of eternal stench on two wheels were few, the rest enjoyed a spectacular face plant. The rest of the scum city racers did pretty well in their respective events, it will be nice to watch that team develop into hopefully a group of decent, but motley crossers

Next week is the Wendy Park Race. There will be a single speed category, but we'll be starting with the entire B group. No splitting up into 3 separate but equal races. The only bad part for me is that I'll be getting in from Portland, OR at 6 am Sunday morning, so I'm sure this race will go over like a lead balloon. yech...