Race Ten, second to last.

Ran the first half lap feeling good, came onto the pavement in 6th and help on to the pack.

Right hand turn down a hill, onto dirt. Too hot, on the brakes and BAM! down I go, everyone else passes me.

I continue on, but fall there two more times.

Thanks to my wife and her father for coming out, as well as the team (Michael, Dave, Ryan and family)!

More info here.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - 35 starters. Finished 16th. Could have gone harder, cold, snow, wet.

For the first time all season, they started all racers (A's and A+, plus there was a 35+ field too) at the same DAMN time. It was mayhem, no parade lap like two weeks prior, just 100m then BAM! singletrack.

I tried to let most of th A+'s through as I could, but still entered the singletrack fairly well placed.

I let two people pass me towards the end that I could have held of if I had known they were in my group (on the same lap). But you have no idea where you are when all the categories run off at the same time like that.

File is here.

Started great, drifted back in first half of first lap, but felt so go (like I was going @ 65%) that I moved up before the singeltrack on lap 2.

Went in the single in ~5th. Was rolling good and the pack was breaking up with a gap opening after 6th place. Then rolled front tire (first time EVER). End of race.

File is here.

Felt horrible, spent first 3 laps trying to hold breakfast down. Finished race as a training excercise. File can be found here.

check the date...yeah, I know, it says 04, but today, 05 started in ernest.

riding a trianer, in the garage @ 10:00 @ night. that kind of in ernest. goals for this week/month?

record data for 21 (the requirement for habit forming)... that includes food in, weight, %fat, morning HR, # of steps per day, and workout with descriptions.

Call it an early New Years resolution...

The beginning of a great year.

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