So the first Mo. NORBA MTB race was held at St. Joes off road park march 2nd. I had long ago put it on my list to race. Leading up to he 2nd it had been wet, cold, and nasty....making everyone wonder what the trails would be like or if the race would even happen. I new going in that I would be in survival mode from being out of shape but I got a boost when my good friend Nate Means from Columbia, Mo. came in to race.
Race day it was 78 freaking degrees making the course really soft with some fairly brutal mud. I was amazed by the amount of people who showed up...very cool! MIA was Dwayne G. but he had told me it was his sons birthday (HAPPY B-DAY LITTLE MAN) so he did the right thing and celebrated with his family. At the start Nate left us in his wake and just kept on pulling away...as I predicted!! I felt pretty good and was hanging in 2nd with some guys right with me. Flats suck!!! That is what went through my head when I got mine! Got it changed and rode on. I made a mistake and rode too hard to make up time and blew myself up! So coming into the 3rd lap I was just hanging on...I stole a Cliff bar from Nates cooler, that was a life saver. Started feeling stronger again by the end of the lap. Crossed the finish line in 6th at 3hours and 17min. Congrats go to Nate for taking us all too school and being the ONLY rider to get 4 laps!
Looking forward to Lost Valley........hold the applesauce please!!!
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