Today was our collegiate road race and TTT held out on Valley Grove, just out of N-field. We had so many people from school show up to race, it was quite a trip, which started by riding out to the coursee (about 6 miles) super easy.
The course was loved by all, not as selective as Jake and Sean had hoped. the men's A field dwindled to about 11, not that many flats, and we were hitting 40+ mph on the gravel down hills. eesh. good day, we took top honors as a team today, with Jake attacking and blocking in the finale, taking down 8th, finn in 4th, much like last year in Nebraska, and I taking 3rd having started the up hill sprint too early and being caught by KSU's Mark Smelser (the 2006 college crit champ) and KU's Jason Knight. I am quite happy to have podiumed and with the team work we displayed at key moments, a great race to have participated in. The gravel made it interering.
Skipped the TTT as my early seasons has been plagued by good and bad. I've been on the podium twice now yet have been analyzed for heart condition (atrial tachycardia), verged on over training, and now have confirmed that my hip is maladjusted/mis-rotated whatever, so that it's tearing up the connective tissue in my knee. joy. going to call John Van Susteren to see if he knows any good PT's up here or can recommend some stretches. eesh. Jake should have a pretty good write up coming, you should check it. Also Kyle Chezik, crashed on the final turn, battered and bloody rode in for fifth and will race tomorrow. that is raw. he know's it.
I'm off to get some recovery beverages a la sierra nevada, tonight's the President's Ball on campus, so we're dressing to the nines (i'm in the 8's as i've left my best attire home, oops) should be a good time
ciao
oh yeah this whole post is titled after the push I gave Brian Crosby on the steepest hill on the course, as a fellow sprinter, he just laughed. good times. should have pictures sometime
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