Stafford lake CX

[shiloh]

I've made the Stafford  Lake race my yearly cross race.  Farm walls, transforming hay bale gardens, and stair run up are among the obstacles that I do no training for.  Nothing like a CX race to remind me I wont stay in top shape riding four hours a week. 

I started at the back of the pack and sucked dust right off the line.  I took about 90 seconds for my lungs to sting, I haven't opened them up like that for quit a while.  Going up the run up I believe I was in second to last place.  At the top I passed a guy who had dropped his chain but he got me back on the flat section.  and that's pretty much how the race went.  with two laps to go I got lapped by the first two guys, then by Jim who I pulled for a minute.  On the last lap I got passed by another 7 people.  I'm not sure but I may have beaten one guy. 

on the bright side I'm now pumped to be in shape for XC racing and maybe stay motivated to race more CX next year.