Or posts the correct results. Don't you know, not only did I race
Matt's category, but I beat him by SIX places!!! check it out, see
13th place (Matt's at 19th):

http://www.seaotterclassic.com/2006/169.htm

--- In teamwrongway@yahoogroups.com, "rhen_tww" <rhen_tww@...> wrote:
>
> Way to go, Matt.
>
> Whenever SOC posts the XC results (perhaps they , send me your
placing and the number of racers in your field, including the DNFs,
but not the DNSs.
>
> Don't expect me to hunt down your result.
>
> -Rich
>
> --- In teamwrongway@yahoogroups.com, Matt Leonard <maleonardphi@>
wrote:
> >
> > Mike summed up the weekend pretty well. But I thought I would
add my two cents:
> >
> > Thursday: I showed up around 3, greeted Matt Cerkel and got
all set up at camp. We went out for a pre-ride and realized really
quick that if the weather didn't stay dry, the course was going to
get really muddy. Luckily, it only rained a little Friday night. I
left Matt back at camp and headed over to a friends house in
Monterey where I slept on a nice warm couch.
> >
> > Friday: Arrived back at the SOC around noon and hung out with
Allan, Bob, Matt and Mark at the DS course for awhile. After that
got old, I cruised the expo for free stuff and met up with Mike to
help him with the jerseys.
> >
> > Saturday: Woke up way too early and headed down to the
paddock area to sign up for volunteer work. Sat there for an hour
or so wishing I was still asleep, then off to the DS course for 10
hours of walking up and down a hill, thinking, "Damn, my legs are
tired. This is going to suck tomorrow." After a free pasta dinner
from the Cristian cycling club, we sat around the campfire for a few
hours killing time.
> >
> > Sunday: My phone starts going off and I wake up, all ready to
start warming up. What the hell, its still dark out. After I wipe
my eyes, I realize its 1:00 am and its my wife calling me to say hi
during her night out with the girls. Crap, back to sleep. Up at
6:15, eat breakfast and ride around on my bike for not nearly long
enough. But I felt pretty good, much better than in past weeks.
> >
> > I went down to the start finish and lined up with the rest of
the sport 25-29 group of 49 riders. Once the whistle blew, the guy
in front of me had some drive train problems and I had to work to
get around him with people on either side of me. I made up a few
spots, but the lead pack of about 30 had a pretty good start on me.
I began to pick people off in the single track, maybe 10 riders or
so in the first half of the race. I could see a long train of
people ahead every once in a while, but I was never able to catch
them.
> >
> > I felt really good, and kept passing people, but I think I was
passing the 19-24 group. Once we hit the goat trail (I think that's
what people were calling it), my calf was starting to twinge. I was
able to fight it off for the rest of the race though, which was good.
> >
> > Once we hit the fire road climb, I passed one or two more guys
in my class. But all of the good feelings from passing people went
right down the toilet. I realized someone had started sucking my
wheel so I turned around and it was Loren. DAMNIT! I had 2 goals
today: 1) Finish under 1:45 and 2) don't let Loren pass me. So
goal 2 is down the drain. Oh well. As he went by I gave him a big
push and told him he was in the top 10.
> >
> > I ended up finishing 19th out of 49 with a time of 1:40:20. I
felt much better than I had at the last two CCCX races. But it
looks like taking it easy and resting didn't make me any faster,
just made the race more enjoyable. All in all, I had a blast. I
wish I could have stayed around to greet the experts with a beer
when they came in, but I was just too tired to stand around in the
rain by myself for 4 hours, only to get home at 8 or so.
> >
> > Franck, awesome pics. It was nice having someone near the end
of the race for encouragement. Hey Gin, maybe you can change my
pictures on the profile page to actuall pictures of me.
> >
> > See everyone at the NVDC!
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >
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