So instead of attending to the mountain of homework piling up before finals I figured I would write something about my race yesterday. With the team putting on the race and my assistance required later in the day I raced for the first time in about a month. With weeks of training weighing heavily on my body and mind I made my first mistake of the day in lining up in the back row. From the gun I felt sluggish and spent the majority of the race hanging on the back of the field. I gave a generous amount space to the numerous sketchy riders who proceeded to crash themselves and others out a total of five times before the race was through. After avoiding the largest crash with two to go I time-trialed my way to the finish, with a large number of riders sprinting past me to beat the crippled kid for 45-50th place. Bravo!!!! While the race wasn't the greatest for me I had a great time being cheered on by my teammates course marsheling during my race, allowing to dig myself that much deeper into my personal pain cave. Afterwards I hung around until the end of the day to help clean up alongside my U25 teammates, ending another successful day at the races.
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