I raced in the Single Track RR on Saturday 6/11/11
It was an...um...interesting race. 48 miles through Sunset Crater/Wupatki
BEAUTIFUL scenery!!
I kept up with the pack for the first 15miles...then as I was descending at 40mph my chain fell off. I was going to fast I couldn't get it back on without getting off the bike. Ugh. I lost my position with the pack. I was devastated as I watched them fly by. The back pack came by and I jumped on with them...just to have my chain come off AGAIN. I wanted to give up...gotta admit my eyes teared up a little...but I kept going.
There was 20+ miles of climbing on the way back...it was brutal with head/cross winds. A couple times I almost got blown over when I was climbing hills and out of my saddle.
As I was ready to completely give up in the last 200m I saw my teammate, Louisa, coming down the path to cheer me on...as she yelled "Go Mel!" I got out of my saddle and passed the girl in front of me. I had no idea that my sprint would get my third place in my cat! Yup, that's right, I got 3rd place! If it wasn't for Louisa's encouragement I wouldn't have sprinted and would have gotten 4th.
Before the race I was incredibly nervous...without Roadie Lori, Coach Andy, and Louisa's positive words I wouldn't have been as successful!
Some interesting info from Garmin...
Max speed: 45
Elevation Gain: 3,048 ft
Elevation Loss: 3,127 ft
Min Elevation: 4,573 ft
Max Elevation: 7,120 ft
Avg Bike Cadence: 82 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 126 rpm
Max Temperature: 91.4 °F
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