With a little effort I was panting over the first crest in first place in front of my team mate, Matt Seguin. I lead the first singletrack decent but Matt needed to get by me as he was faster on the singletrack.
After the late lap mud bog, the steep climb toward the first lap finish hurt a lot but I still had gas in the tank. The course was much wetter than 2 days ago after heavy rain the day before, adding to the callange of getting over the wett roots.
Thankfully the second lap was not the full length of the first. I remaind in 2nd place the rest of the race. My legs felt quite good but my lower back was giving out on me. Ouch, lack of trail training is becoming apparent. My drive train was beginning to skip in some gears as the cassette was totally packed with mud and grass. Near the end of the lap some riders were breathing down my neck. No idea if they were I'm my class but I gave it all I had on the very steep finish climb and held off the wolves.
That was fun! Just the right amount of suffering for a Sunday afternoon. I felt much better at the end than I did last weekend. Matt killed the competition yet again this week. Fischer plumbing took up most of the podium for cat 2 men 30-39!
Today was not over yet. Sara has been begging for a road bike of her own lately so we have been bike shopping. We popped into Snowhomish Bike shop and found a Felt road bike that was perfect for her. It was the right size, full carbon frame, full Shimano 105 components and hundreds less than the Specialized Ruby Sport. Snowhomish ordered the seat she likes and was willing to upgrade her to Gatorskin tires for a $40 up charge so I won't worry about her getting flats when she goes out on her own.
Another killer weekend in Washington!
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