On Thursday I wasn't really planning on doing much. I woke up around 7:00 and watched some TV. Around eight I went downstairs to eat. After that we headed over to the course so I could watch Anna and Sarah race the B's. That was pretty interesting I guess. I walked around some of the course as well. Once we were done with that we headed back to the hotel. I pretty much just laid around until 1:30. Later that day I went back to the course with Sam. Once we got there she decided that she wasn't going to ride it because of the conditions. We started to walk around the course just so we could see what it was like. I still really wanted to ride it. I felt more comfortable knowing how it would feel on the bike. A little while later I saw Patti and Ian, I ran back up to get my bike so I could pre ride with them. The course was super muddy. I'm really glad that I decided to ride the course. That night we went out to eat with the Schneider's, Adam and his dad, and Adrienne from Mesa Cycles. Once I got back to the hotel I got everything ready for the next day and then went to sleep.
On Friday morning I woke up at 6:30. I raced today at 9:00. I went downstairs and ate breakfast which was pretty good. We loaded some stuff in the car and then went over to Sam's hotel. Once they were ready we drove over the the park. Sam and I rode one lap of the course right when we got there. About five minutes into the lap, I was just thinking ohh my gosh. All the mud from yesterday froze. It was all mud, ruts, and ice. Then we rode out on the road for awhile because there wasn't exactly enough time to get on the trainers. Around 8:45 I headed down to the start.
The 17-18 girls started about a minute or so in front of us. Soon after the whistle blew for us to go. I was with Coryn until we got to the pits. The trick was to stay on your bike. The first time I got caught in the caution tape...it took me about 25 seconds to get out of that stuff. Throughout the day, getting stuck in the caution tape, seemed to happen to a lot of people. Once I got out of that I decided that I was just going to take my time.When I tried to go too fast, a couple times I just ended up finding myself making more mistakes. Once I got back on the road and went through the finish they rang the bell for one lap to go. I was somewhat confused by this. I made my way half way through the 17-18 field by the first half of the second lap. For the rest of the race I just kept a consistent pace and tried to stay upright. I ended up finishing 2nd again. About a 1:22 behind Coryn with 3rd place about 3 minutes behind me. Overall the race was a lot of fun and I am happy with how I finished.
I would now like to thank everyone who helped me out with this adventure...
Mom.
Mike Weber.
Patty Kaufmann
My coach..Joe
Dave Schneider
Hans Haupt..for cleaning my bike on Thursday
Renee Callaway.
Kenny
And of course Paul! go rock lobster!
Here's some pictures...
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