FLCC> CX at Brewery Ommegang

[Maria Klemperer-Johnson]

And don't forget crazy Mike Ullberg, who was riding
like a bat out of hell out on his spankin' new bike. 
He must have taken it easy on Saturday night this
week.

out like a trout
-Maria

--- Steve Edgar <steve.edgar at mac.com> wrote:

> Matt DeLisa and I traveled to event 3 of the CNY
> Cyclocross Series,  
> Brewery Ommegang, just South of Cooperstown.  Also
> there were Jeremy,  
> Maria and Scott, and John Compton.
> 
> I rode the Open Men category, so I could race for an
> hour instead of  
> 45 minutes.  Unsure of my fitness, I started at the
> back of the 44  
> rider field, and tried to put in consistent and
> steady laps at the  
> highest pace I dared.
> 
> I like to wear a watch which does split times, and
> highly recommend  
> this to other cross racers.  It is fun to look at
> your lap times  
> after the race, and see how fast you were going
> relative to how you  
> were feeling.
> 
> Here are mine ...
> 
> 5:37 (delayed by traffic at the start)
> 5:20 (rolling well)
> 5:17 (going hard, but feeling okay)
> 5:30 (oh.. maybe I was going too fast those last 2
> laps)
> 5:26
> 5:28
> 5:36 (losing endurance)
> 5:43 (could be trouble)
> 5:35 (bouncing back a bit)
> 5:33
> 5:24 (use everything left)
> 
> The leaders had lap times around 5:00.  I got lapped
> by 7 riders, one  
> of which was Jeremy (who I think was 6th).
> 
> I worked my way up to 17th.  Matt was 12th, several
> minutes ahead of me.
> 
> Promoter Greg Drumm and his crew put on quite an
> event.  There was a  
> huge tent with tables and chairs, and a sound
> system.  The course had  
> a hairpin corner which went through the tent,
> Belgian cross style.   
> (This was way cool.)
> 
> The course was essentially two sections... a smooth
> twisty section on  
> grass, and a bumpy single/double track bumpy section
> around the  
> outside of a field.  There were two challenging
> uphill sections in  
> the field.
> 
> It was fog and drizzle when Matt and I left Ithaca,
> but we raced  
> under sunny skies and warm weather.  We had a great
> time.
> 
> Matt bought some beer after the event.  I am more
> tequila than beer  
> connoisseur, but can attest that this upscale
> Belgian style brew is  
> very, very good.
> 
> It is good to be racing again.  Next up is Syracuse
> Grand Prix.
> 
> -- Steve
> 
> 
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