Faster to just run. Another weekend and another venture into the world of cross. This week we were treated to even more authentic cross conditions that last week with steady rainfall and an ultra muddy course. This years course was virtually unchanged from previous years with the exception of a long sandpit that had to be tackled on foot due to its length and the deep sand. The rest of the course offered plenty of muddy slog sections, a sandy runnup, a short steep ultra slick decent, a long road section and power sucking thick grass.
From the start I actually got the holeshot, but that was lost as soon as we hit the first mud about 100m in as I wasn't sure on the course and was very sketched out from riding in the mud for the first time in a year. Once I got my mind back in the game I was dangling off the back of the lead group and lost contact with them as we hit the technical muddy section on the first lap. From then on a gradually worked my way through the field, but failed to catch a fading Canning in the closing laps. I ended up in 6th place and walked away rather dissapointed with my performance.
After the race I felt way to fresh. I felt that I could not go fast all day simply due to my struggling in the mud. My legs felt the effort, but I never got my HR up and it didn't feel the same as the other races. I know I will come on much stronger for Canmore next weekend and then for the Calgary double header the weekend after that.
One note to make is that Webster is coming on exceptionally strong as the races go on. The mud suited him well and he slipped and slid to a 2nd place finish in what I feel was the performance of the day. The mud really stacked the results compared to the last few races making this years Alberta Cup very interesting aside from Tim in first place. I am now in third with Friesen only two points up in second place with the likes of Webster and Hopping only a couple of points off the pace behind me.
From the start I actually got the holeshot, but that was lost as soon as we hit the first mud about 100m in as I wasn't sure on the course and was very sketched out from riding in the mud for the first time in a year. Once I got my mind back in the game I was dangling off the back of the lead group and lost contact with them as we hit the technical muddy section on the first lap. From then on a gradually worked my way through the field, but failed to catch a fading Canning in the closing laps. I ended up in 6th place and walked away rather dissapointed with my performance.
After the race I felt way to fresh. I felt that I could not go fast all day simply due to my struggling in the mud. My legs felt the effort, but I never got my HR up and it didn't feel the same as the other races. I know I will come on much stronger for Canmore next weekend and then for the Calgary double header the weekend after that.
One note to make is that Webster is coming on exceptionally strong as the races go on. The mud suited him well and he slipped and slid to a 2nd place finish in what I feel was the performance of the day. The mud really stacked the results compared to the last few races making this years Alberta Cup very interesting aside from Tim in first place. I am now in third with Friesen only two points up in second place with the likes of Webster and Hopping only a couple of points off the pace behind me.
1 comment:
Thanks Per.
I didn't think i would make it one lap with the sand/mud and my current shoe/pedal combination....
web.
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