So in order to meet a new low level of Suck I managed to crash out of the race this weekend before the race even started. Below is my small contribution to the aesthetic of the New Jersey course--a knot in the course tape. Anyone ever failed a line sooooooooo miserably as to T-bone course tape? Course tape, as I understand it, is meant to parallel the course and maybe, just maybe, a racer might tangle a handlebar in it or skim it with a thigh.
Head straight through it? Freakin' A....
On my final warmup--feeling good by the way--I pushed my comfort level on a steep dropoff, lost my line through the roots, and bounced way off course at the bottom, through the tape, and into a variety of items that were not meant to come in contact with a bicycle on this day.
Yes, [bow to audience] Thank you very much for playing.
Other than this little detail, everything was peachy. Some pictures to prove it.
Done racing (if that's what this was?) for the year. I've cancelled plans for Farmington and Trenton. Time to practice and work out a few things. Kisses.
4 comments:
Don't go MIF... we'll miss you so.
We need to talk you into one of the late season races in CT so you, me, and G can have a battle of the trees... then again, I don't think there's any way to get us all in one field so we'll just have to compare times or sumthin...
Yes, please come to Framington on Saturday. You will like it. I promise! We know how to mark a course up here!
Think I'll wallow in self-pity through the weekend and see what comes out the other side.
Fred - Come to Farmington. Did you not read my blog last year? Some of the best milf hunting in New England, all well-bred, benz driving, you know, just like Longuyland, but maybe slightly oilier. Worth the boat ride. This isn't all about you. You have an obligation to your people. Think about the orphans and stray puppies.
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