Today was a good day.
I got to race at the Red Barn cyclocross race in Taylor’s Falls. While I didn’t fare as well as I would have liked I am fairly happy with my race. The costume was a bit hot and I quickly found a nice rhythm and stuck to it. I caught a few riders on the last couple of laps and despite getting bogged down for a little bit when another rider fell in front of me the race went okay.
The highlight of the day was being able to announce all of the races (except mine). I enjoyed dropping knowledge bombs, kidding around with racers, and being a general resource for the happenings of the races as they unfolded. It also allowed me to be in the general vicinity of the costume judging! I was fairly thrilled to get 3rd place this year in my field. I went as “Coach Tim” and it worked fairly well. The costume consisted of an old suit that was passed on to me, but is a little awkward and a red tie.
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Stopped by the National Sports Center on the way home and scoped out the grounds for the 3rd annual VeloCross presented by Behind-Bars Bicycle Shop. The race is going to be awesome and I can’t wait to do it all again. Oh, the seven day forecast shows 50degrees and sunny!
“While I didn’t fare as well as I would have liked I am fairly happy with my race”
All that book learnin’ is paying off!
Comment by Steven — October 31, 2009 @ 6:49 pm