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| The race before the race at the Frat Row Criterium, Penn State edition |
To start off blunt, this weekend was both disappointing and frustrating. After eight consecutive weeks of racing, UVM finished up the season at Eastern Road Championships as hosted by Penn State University. Our first day of racing was on the mighty Black Moshannon which presented a 20 mile loop for racers to complete. While some racers did one lap, others did two, three and even four laps. I however completed one lap after getting shelled off the back of peleton on the third climb. Not wanting to waste myself chasing back on, I decided to pull out of the race and reserve my energy for the Criterium on Day 2.
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| Arcing hard, riding fast and closing out the 2011 ECCC season in green and gold. Here's to 2012 racing! |
Having saved energy for Day 2, I thought I had played it fairly safe. However in the Crit I was shelled off the back of the pack after a crash at corner one which forced me to come to a stop and almost crash myself. Without thinking and having just avoided near death, I lept back into the race and attempted to chase back on. At this point I am realizing I could have taken a free lap, in which I could have reported to the pit and explained there was crash that forced me to stop riding. I was eventually pulled out of the race because I was getting lapped on the 1km loop.
Overall, the weekend was very disappointing for me. I am using these poor results as motivation to improve and train harder to get faster. I will be taking a 3 or 4 week hiatus from racing to specifically train and work specifically on my climbing base. I found this to be my weakness while I was racing. I am planning to post at least once a week, a training update for the past 6 days worth of riding or any other cross training.
Arc hard, ride fast, go plaid!
oh,yes,come on!speed up!
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