Bear MTN

I've had great experiences at this race, as well as some of the worst. I was beginning to think that it was the cold and rain of the past few years ruining my ability to do well, and that this years good weather was going to bode well for me. Unfortunately, good weather or no, lack of climbing legs is the first thing that took me out of contention. Wow, this was a hard and fast race. I felt great the first two laps, easily staying with the field up the main climb and the subsequent rollers. However, gravity and time took their toll and I lost them at the beginning of lap three's long climb. I stuck it out and completed two more laps mostly solo before pulling the plug when my body just shut down. Too much sugar and no good solid food was not making me happy! I have an idea again of what I'm training for and have motivation and high expectations for the coming race at Bear MTN in September.