Wow, time has gone by! I'm still injured, but gradually healing. I can ride mostly normal, though my upper body feels weak and I'm still being a bit cautious about reinjuring myself.
The weekend after Carrabassett Valley, I raced in the 12 hours of Millstone. I was experiencing some over training. I was really tired, sore, and very clumsy and unfocused. The course was super technical, but not hilly. So not the type of course that I would do particularly well on anyway. I did 5 laps before calling it quits. On the last lap I was so clumsy I just kept stopping and trying to refocus. After the end of that lap I. Hacked the electronic timing and realized I had no chance of catching up to the woman in first place, so I just went home.
Two weeks ago was the Maine A dventure Race. Every year Bill and I have competed in the race as individuals, both racing the entire course. But this year I could not kayak, due to my injuries. So Bill and I did a team. He kayaked, I mountain biked, and he hiked. We figured we could be fairly competitive. But, the race didn't get off to a very good start. The kayak flipped over and Bill landed in the water. The boat filled up with water, and rescue had to come help him. He lost a lot of time and was one of the last people out of the water. Wen I took off on my bike I knew I had a lot of catching up to do. Ad I did. I passed 46 people. There were 81 on the course, so I passed well over half of the people racing. I still can't believe I did that. I was the second place woman on the bike and 14th out of all 81 people. I handed off to Bill and he passed more people on the hike, finishing 5th out of 81! We made up for the poor start and finished reasonably well.
I'm very excited to be doing the Peak 6 hour mountain bike race in Pittsfield VT in 2 weeks, and even more excited about the Vermont 50 two weeks after that!
Though it was a bad time for me at Millstone, I have to say e course was beautiful and it was the friendliest race I've ever been to. Here is a picture of one of the many quarries on the course.
The weekend after Carrabassett Valley, I raced in the 12 hours of Millstone. I was experiencing some over training. I was really tired, sore, and very clumsy and unfocused. The course was super technical, but not hilly. So not the type of course that I would do particularly well on anyway. I did 5 laps before calling it quits. On the last lap I was so clumsy I just kept stopping and trying to refocus. After the end of that lap I. Hacked the electronic timing and realized I had no chance of catching up to the woman in first place, so I just went home.
Two weeks ago was the Maine A dventure Race. Every year Bill and I have competed in the race as individuals, both racing the entire course. But this year I could not kayak, due to my injuries. So Bill and I did a team. He kayaked, I mountain biked, and he hiked. We figured we could be fairly competitive. But, the race didn't get off to a very good start. The kayak flipped over and Bill landed in the water. The boat filled up with water, and rescue had to come help him. He lost a lot of time and was one of the last people out of the water. Wen I took off on my bike I knew I had a lot of catching up to do. Ad I did. I passed 46 people. There were 81 on the course, so I passed well over half of the people racing. I still can't believe I did that. I was the second place woman on the bike and 14th out of all 81 people. I handed off to Bill and he passed more people on the hike, finishing 5th out of 81! We made up for the poor start and finished reasonably well.
I'm very excited to be doing the Peak 6 hour mountain bike race in Pittsfield VT in 2 weeks, and even more excited about the Vermont 50 two weeks after that!
Though it was a bad time for me at Millstone, I have to say e course was beautiful and it was the friendliest race I've ever been to. Here is a picture of one of the many quarries on the course.