I'm a sore loser... really!
We got back a few days ago from Nationals. I had hoped to do better than I did, especially in the 500-meter which I think is my best race. My time was very close to my personal best, but most everyone else was running faster than their best times out there, so I finished 18th. I was looking at some of the other guys that I have raced against and beaten in the 500, and their times were about 2 seconds lower than mine, so I think that finishing in the top 10 for that race could have happened if I wouldn't have bonked it at the start. I wanted to finish top 20 at the end, but with my crash in the last race I am not sure that I did.
Yep, I crashed in the points race. On the first lap! With another Texas rider!! We just rubbed wheels in the turn, I was below him and lost contact with the track. I went down into his bike, and he came down on top of me. Luckily he was able to get back in the race, but I was done. IT FREAKING HURT! I got some serious rash/wood burns on my right knee, ankle, butt and hip. But the worst part was my right arm was rolled over by his back wheel. I have one big scab from my armpit to my wrist where the wheel twisted across my arm. And of course I have to start school on Monday with all these scabs and srapes! LOL!
There were three other 13 year olds from Texas there, and they did about as well as I did. I think we were all a bit disappointed, but at least we have next year in the same age group. The guy that I crashed with was a 14 year old from our track, and he ended up winning the national title for our age group, so that was a cool thing.
I was supposed to take a break from cycling for two weeks anyways once Nationals was over, so I'm going to lay low until after school starts.
Kyle