Today was a good race. I really had no idea where I would end up, I was hoping to finish around or ahead of where I was in 2005 here (31st) but after Nationals where I was in the 20's something much worse wouldn't have been a huge surprise. I was looking over the results from the 2005 race and I was very conservative out of the start so that was the plan today since this place can eat you up if you go out too hard. I managed that and by the top of the course I was within a few seconds of the leaders to that point and had almost caught the guy who had started in front of me without digging too deep. Coming into the second lap the first of the red group was starting. When you are lapping and a guy is starting just let him go and thenif the next starter catches up try to go with him. So that is what I did. I let one guy go but tried to keep him in sight once he settled in. About 3/4 of the way to the top of the course Kris Freeman came by on his first lap and so I pulled in behind him. After a few minutes the pace became just a bit too high and I had to let him go and try to regroup and get back to my own rhythm. It took a little while and really I didn't ever feel quite the same but I managed to get back in the rhythm behind Kuzzy who had a sweet race for himself before he pulled away in the last couple k's.
Internationally it was not a great race but considering I where I was a few weeks ago I am pretty fired up with it and am looking forward to the second half of the season.
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