The Season Continues
The season has continued and I'm happy to say it seems some of my MOJO may be returning. I have been able to catch and compete with the riders in my class instead of just slowly dropping back all race. On June 8th, my club Tidewater Dirt Riders promoted the Tidewater 100. We spent all kinds of time working on the course in the incredible heat we have been having on the east coast. On Sunday, the heat index was over 110 degrees. On Saturday night I was definitely feeling tired after having worked on the course and dealing with the heat. When the hat dropped I had a decent start. Entering the second turn, someone next to me plowed into the hay bales. This caused their bike to jump left, taking out my front wheel. I was disappointed to be on the ground so early but picked up my bike as fast as I could and hit it hard. I was able to catch the back of the class in the first mile and was surprised to catch the riders so quick. I was able to push hard the entire race and actually climbed to thirty-first overall, fifth in my class. I did wear out towards the end and dropped back one spot to sixth. I was very pleased with the way I was riding. I was able to keep pace with riders I competed with in the past. This felt awesome. I can't wait to keep improving my riding and picking up speed again.