Time Trial Lap- Went out and rode my ride. I suppose I could have gone a bit faster but I needed to pace myself for the potential to do 3 or 4 laps or a total of 20 miles on single track at sprinting speed. I was able to catch the 2 guys in front of me. We were staggered 45 seconds apart from one another. I was happy with my TT results.

Heat 1- Decent lap. Bike preformed fine. I could have been smoother in the corners. Finished 3rd in heat @ 5 sec behind my teammate.

Semi Finals - Could have been more aggressive at the initial sprint to get in front. I was 4th in my heat going into the singletrack tightly packed. Bottom bracket started to creak and make other funny noises. One of my teammates crashed and cause a pile up at the bottom of a drop. Once untangled I did not have the legs to run up the hill so 3 guys were able to pull away from me. Couldn't catch them. Crashed twice on the way back in. Both times front tire washed out from underneath me on loose sandy corners or pine needle debris in the corners. Stuffed it pretty good the second time.
Did not make the finals.... maybe next year.

I had severe coughing fits in between heats. Had upper respiratory problems the week prior and the dry air was not helping.

Do more interval training! Need more road miles. I suffer on faster non-technical courses. Need to attack early and get out in front to set the pace

spun around park for ~5 min. Grabbed a gatorade and ate 1 hot dog and 1 bratwurst


lack of interval training and a lingering upper respiratory condition.


Timing system was not cooperating at the start of the race. We started 1 hr later than planned and there was about an hour to an hour and a half lull between the time trail and the 1st heat. Other than that glitch the race was fun. Looking forward to the rest of the series