Race morning I got up at 8am to go for a jog with some accelerations and a big breakfast due to a start time of 3pm. Coffee and a bagel at noon and I was ready to race.
Because of my start position, I had open water from the start. But I knew I would have to really put my head down and go in order to get into the front pack. So within the first 400m I just swung across the front of the pack over to a pack which included Jenkins and Potts.
We exited the water ( I was in 4th position) and I could already feel my legs starting to cramp. I was a little panicy in T1, knowing that there was a chance for me to be riding in the first pack. My transition needed to be perfect and it wasn't. I felt very strong on the bike, especially on the hills.But throughout I had cramping calfs anytime I put too much effort on the the pedals. On the decents I would try and stretch and dig my thumb into the muscle. Although I was able to mix it up. Terrenzo and another athlete were off the front leading into the hill and when the pack arrived , I put a surge in to join them. I worked with Terrenzo to the top of the hill but my legs cramped up leaving me time trialing for a 3/4 a lap. I did not want to enter transition with such a large pack so I surged up the hill for the last time, and soloed the remainder.
So three big lessons from this race:
It Was So Great to See Simon at the Top Of the Podium!
Congratulations to Paul and Colin!
- Hans Zimmer - Injection (As heard in MI2)
- AFI - Silver and Cold (Very Powerful)
- A3 - Woke Up This Morning (The Sopranos)
- Arcade Fire - Rebellion (lies) (This will always be on my playlist)
Honorable Mentions:
Arcade Fire - Intervention (I hope they come out with a music Video)
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (I absolutely love this Video!)
5 comments:
Good job man! Sadly it seems like the learning curve of this sport will never end.
keep moving forward.
Ya not the way I wanted to end my first World Cup but thanks for the comment.
Woho! I got a meantion on your blog!
Dang man, I was heart broken to see you on the side of the road when I went by. earlier in the race I was so pumped that you were having a good race even thou I was having a really off day myself. I think that starting position was a good choice for you and I. I noticed Matty Reed lined up over there as well.
when will I see u again?
J
Well I am still crossing my fingers fore Edmonton but other than that not sure.
too bad about the cramping, it's unfortunate it had to happen at your first world cup. but, you learned from it, which is good.
sounds like you had an awesome swim, at least!
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