Race #3

Lake Auburn was a fun race - same story as the others, but I think I'm actually learning with each race. This time there were two hills on the course - a steep one right off the bat and another right before the finish with a slight uphill the rest of the way to the finish. Goal was not to get dropped on the first hill - acheived! The pack was filled with sketchy riders, so it was challenging to maneuver and I felt myself becoming sketchy around them. One girl was constantly over the yellow line. Next time I need to maintain my spot nearer to the front - once again I got dropped on the second hill b/c I was at the back and just couldn't catch back up to the pack - almost caught them after the finish at the first steep hill, but got to lactic-y and couldn't make it up the hill fast enough. Results aren't posted yet, but I'm hoping I finished less than 10 minutes behind the pack. Next up: Balloon Festival Classic (tentative) and Fitchburg Longjso. Fitchburg may be biting off more than I can chew, but I don't care. The only way to improve is to keep training and keep racing. I just hope I can make it up Mount Wachusett without walking...