WORS #1 Iola

WORS # 1 Iola Wasnt the greatest day

Well I was thinking top five or better seeing its was the most Ive ever riden before the first race of the year . Little did I know I was in for a long day. Off the start I was riding with the lead group of about 5 or 6 riders that pulled away on the first climb of the day , and about half way through the first lap I started not feeling too good and I just couldnt go hard anymore. I lost the lead group and about 2 mins on them in a half lap and was in about 35th going into the second lap. The second lap didnt get much better then the first 1 so I just kept riding and if things didnt much better by the end of the second lap I was gunna pull off and quit the race . Going into the third lap I was feeling better and was starting to gain time on the leaders so I stayed about about the same speed for the whole 3rd lap and was just starting to feel really good going through the start/finish. Fourth lap I really start to go hard and was making up alot of the time I lost and was feeling like I could even go harder yet but was tryign to save it for the last lap . The last lap I was starting to catch quite a few people and I was starting to feel the legs a bit and knew if I stood up Id cramp so i stayed seated climbing most of the hills and was still making up lots of time and just as I was starting to catch Mike , I could see about 6 other people just in front of him and i was thinking if i could get pass Mike Id be able to catch the other people also. just as I pulled behind Mike, I was in to hard of a gear going up a hill and had to stand up and at that moment my race was over as I cramped up and I couldnt pedal so I just pulled off the trail and watched all the people I passed ride by me. Soon as I was able to get going I started pedaling and the other leg cramped, then I was really mad . After about 4mins of sitting along the trail I just slowly rode into the finish in 39th my worst ever finish in two years. Well this weekend is Alpine Valley Race # 2 where I am hoping to finish back in the top five and put an end to the people thinking Iam slow this year(hope I am not really going to be slow this year) well Hope to be back in the mix of things at Alpine .

Cole