Friday, March 16, 2007

Race Report: Sumatanga Practice Race #3

My son (Jerrod) and I both rode in the "B" class, Jerrod stayed in the front of the pack, and me, hanging out in the back , I rode three out of the four laps with the group ( about 50 of us), but at the start of the fourth lap, I peeled off and started the BIG CLIMB (a very hard climb) a lap early, so I would be at the top when Jerrod finished ( I knew he would be one of the top finishers and I was not worried about hanging with the pack for one more lap) and, I also wanted to make the climb.I was at the top when the finishers crossed the line and saw Jerrod finish fourth about 45" after the winner. Overall a good day even though I did not officially finish (it was only a training race) I did what I had set out to do, hang with the pack and get back in the groove of riding in a big group a race speeds.

Jeff Dorminey