4th of July Weekend Road Race Report

Friday: Joe Matave Crit
Matt did the 4/5 race and stayed strong in the pack throughout. No crashing and a kick butt workout is a good day.
I did the A/B race and got into about 5 small breaks, but nothing managed to stick. It came down to a sprint and I got 9th or 10th.

Saturday: F&S Grade RR (Sedro-Wolley) - 66 miles
The field was small - about 23 at the start - which means everyone had to do a lot of work. I was feeling tired and sore from the beginning thanks to the crit on Fri. 2 went off the front and stayed away from lap 1. I started to cramp on the 4th time up the climb but held on to the group, now only about 18 strong. I knew going up the climb on the last (5th) lap was going to be the real test. I dropped off the back mid-climb and couldn't stand without my quads cramping, meaning I couldn't keep up. I decided to finish the climb and plow solo for a few more miles until I knew that there was no way I was going to catch back on. There were only about 12 left in the group at that point. I was bummed I couldn't hang on, but I was REALLY bummed to realize how far away the parking lot was at that point! I gimped my way back over the next 25-30 minutes. Today seems like a good day to rest.

Ride On!
A.