When did Mike stop racing? I have 27 races so far this year. I can't
wait for my race reimbursement. :-)

--- In providencevelo@yahoogroups.com, GeWilli <gewilli@...> wrote:
>
> I headed to bedford as well. Chris Burke rounded out a nice
> splattering of Providence Velo Club riders in three different races.
>
> Mike went off first, I did the next race and planned to do the
> following one that Chris would be in, but... i didn't.
>
> It was a power sapping leg wringing course. Mud and grass and
brakes?
> Ya don't need no stinking brakes if your bike slows down in the
mucky
> muck.
>
> This was the kind of day i've been hoping for. Except a bit warm.
> Give me 10 degrees cooler and it would have been perfect.
>
> Wound up 19th or so out of 60 or so in the 3/4 35+ race. Strung
out a
> bit from the leader but there was a distinct gap behind me to a few
> ones and twos a long way back to the rest of the race.
>
> It was hard and fun and all that.
>
> Good to see Mike there - he is still around and racing I guess...
>
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 3:45 PM, msbcpacfp <taxrefund@...> wrote:
> > I have gotten lazy about writing race reports but after so many
races
> > they start to blend together from time to time.
> >
> > Well, this one stands out. It was perfect cross weather. Rainy and
> > muddy. No a little muddy but the kind of muddy whereby it tends to
> > spread out as the race goes on. However, it doesn't spread just to
> > the sides but also downward. One spot had to be almost a foot
deep in
> > a spot. The second set of barriers section was so muddy that it
was
> > much much faster to run than ride (if you even could).
> >
> > Mistake number 1 I made was I went running yesterday since I had
been
> > cooped up Friday and yesterday from cycling. However I don't think
> > doing 10.5 miles was the right distance if you are going to have
to
> > run thru the mud. Mistake number 2, I get lousy starts either from
> > improper clip ins or todays being behind some idiot who couldn't
clip
> > in.
> >
> > Lastly, I can't figure out how I could ever go much faster since I
> > averaged a heart rate of 168 (my usual max is 174) and my high was
> > 178. The course in many parts was fast but I had to coast the
> > concrete to settle down from running the mud.
> >
> > Anyway finished probably about mid pack and can't wait to find
some
> > pictures to show the conditions out there.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
>