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You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. -Walt Disney
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it's still sinking in
yesterday was the first race of the MN series. Beautiful day in Inver Grove Heights for Eriks' Spring Cup. Erik's was flexing it's muscles and showing off it's sales ability through the presence of a sweet Cannondale and Specialized demo. the cannondale truck alone was one of my favorite parts of the day. very cool. H and W were happy because there were not only 1 but 2 playgrounds and lots of kids to play with while waiting for my race and between laps. i started said laps at 2 minutes past 11am. got around in about 20 minutes. another fun course. grassy fields for about 2/10ths of a mile until the single track. i thought the hole would be a mess but it wasn't bad at all. to do it over again i would have gone for the hole shot more. i thought there was going to be a logjam there and a good shot at a pile up so i held off a bit. in the woods was a lot of fun. twisty and good flow and i felt like we were moving at a good pace. came out onto the open prairie and start...
2nd at second
second race of the year over the weekend. Hillside Park in Elk River. fun course. fast. rolling, short hills and good flow. option of 1 lap at about 7 miles or 2 laps with advanced riders at about 14 miles. was told sport class should do 1 lap and was planning on loading a truckload of mulch after the race so i did the 1 lap. took off on the drop of a pirate flag and headed down the road. came to single track after 1/2 mile or so that was a lot of fun. didn't push much at first and hung out with a group at a relaxed pace. took off after a while and caught up with the back of the advanced riders. not a lot of chances to pass but finally did and pushed it a bit more. got to be by myself after a while and my computer said i was well over 8 miles. got to wondering if i had missed a turn but kept going and came out of the woods just over 9 miles i think. came in 2 nd without doing the stop at the whiskey shot being offered. (i didn't see it but heard about it afterword. hard to kno...