This past Sunday, cross racing took place at my favorite venue, Woodland Park. Why is it my fave? 1)B/c it is very close to where we live, 2) is challenging, 3)1100 people come out and cheer, and 4)b/c it is the season ender for MFG series, everyone brings out their A-game ( 5)B/c I've
won here before :-) )
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| Riders Ready! Let's go already... |
So in preparation for the big day, Donovan and I went out to the park a number of times to practice, so that we both knew what to expect. That also gave him a chance to try his new tires out.
Donovan took off, happy to have gears to help him move along faster and better over the terrain. He took a few tumbles, and a couple really frustrated him.
I admire his spirit for dealing with mishaps in the middle of the race- He takes a second or 2 to react to what happened, shakes it off, gets up and remounts ready to keep pushing his little pedals. Every time. Much like his old man, emotions got the best of him afterwards, specially when things didn't go as he planned.
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| The thrill of finishing... |
Speaking of his old man... he managed to fight hard and keep 2nd place. The winner made the smart move to pour it on and open a decent gap which became impossible to close thanks to the throngs of lapped riders in our race.
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| All but one guy (Steve) saw this... so close... |
It was a really good day of racing, followed by a great time hanging out with a number of our friends who came out to be a part of the scene, along with 1280+ other cheering fans. Very cool...
jc
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