As a result of my ankle sprain, August was a very light month at about 500 miles total and no rides over 50 miles. That was not what I had in mind ahead of cross season but I didn't have any choice in the matter.
This week was the first week that I was able to ride as much as I wanted to and Labor Day weekend was a blast! I started off with a 100 mile ride out to Index Washington, my favorite ride of the summer. I ended up riding 1/3 with the Snowhomish bike group and the rest solo. The usual suspects were resting up for Labor Day events 2 days later.
Green is back! The last week was wet and everything is green and full of life. The ride ended up giving me a lot of confidence in my abilities on the bike after holding back and resting my ankle all month.
I actually felt so good on the ride I decided to to the Labor Day Cross race two days later. It would be a dress rehearsal for the series races starting September 13th. I was able to test my tire pressure, gearing, and practice my dismounts. 34psi in the rear and 29 in the wider 34cm front did well for me. The 1x10 drivetrain was perfect with the 50t front ring (Wolftooth drop stop) with 11-38t cassette. The Shimano SPD's were much easier to clip into than the egg beaters. I'm a fan.
The course was very flat and fast. Less than 500 feet of vertical for the entire 5 laps and 47 minutes. Some good technical corners with some fast gravel roads up to 24mph. Not an ideal course for me but I made the best of it and ended up finishing in the top half of the cat 3 open. Fun!
This was my last race wearing blue and Orange for Fischer Plumbing. Next week I should get my new charcole, pink, and blue Dyna kit which will match my new neon pink fame color scheme. Should stand out in a crowd!
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