TeamBlue

Tuesday, June 10, 2003:

ha ha

did the Chilli Challenge MTB race this weekend at Angel Fire NM. Fauking awesome, that place is. the trails are on fire (hence the venue name?). that course is all single or double track, mostly the single kind. its just so damn fun. i also go the mtn-dew-in-the-bottle-on-the-last-lap hand up, and it was SA-WEET. Caffeine does a body good. I was really shaky about my form going in to the race, 'specially cuz uh the pretty downright un-good race last weekend, but meridian was apperantly the turning point. ended up 6th. 3 min and change behind the semi pro winner. i consider that pretty good. plus i had a super fun time in the race, and afterward. started on the front row, being called up is really fun, especially when it happens to me. nobody wanted to come around for a little while, so i sat in the wind. they someone came, the sketchy CU guy who always blows toward the end. no worries. i backed off a little as to not blow myself, and a few people came by. second lap caught the leading 6, rode with mitch and JJ. its really fun to race alongside friends. JJ decided to fall back a little, Mitch decided to speed up. i stayed between, trying to bridge to mitch, couldnt do it. everyone was really polite about letting all of us pass on single track. it could have gotten really ugly otherwise. third lap had the mtn dew and a strong pace. dropped the other two guys i was riding with. started to seize toward the top of the 1800 foot climb. got caught, but i didnt care cause i was on the serious lactic acid high. man that was some fun riding.

i think i'm back on the training...er...train.

doug // 17:22

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