Pretty Fast

Granite Bay, Folsom, CA

February 27, 2011

Varsity Girls, 5th

Teammates: Victoria, Kate, Sofia

I went into this race without any expectations and little pressure. I viewed it as a learning experience and I definitely learned a lot. This was my first race in varsity and I didn’t really know what to expect, plus I was heading into my first full season of riding and I really wasn’t at all sure what I was capable of. That being what it was, I had no intention of just chilling in the back. The first lap, I tried to just stick close to the front pack and observe what was going on and see how long I could keep the pace. It worked out fairly well and I hung just off the back of the front, observing the pace-lining and other antics of the front group. I was also able to pass one girl who seemed to be lagging, putting myself in 6th place and then passed Sofia who was stopped on the side of the trail to get into 5th.

At the start of the second lap, Shayna and another girl attacked and pulled away off the front. From then on I rode my own race, just trying to keep Kate and Victoria in sight. Overall, I was pretty happy with my result and the race in general. It was a great course, really smooth and fast, without any real hills or rough technical sections and I had a lot of fun with it. All the mud holes and puddles in the trail were a bummer and my feet were permanently soaked after the first minute, but I still had a blast.

Looking forward to the next NorCal race and an exiting season!