Participation in sport is like seeing life in HD versus black and white.
After a hectic, but awesome weekend of celebrating my daughter Sadie’s Bat Mitzvah and dropping the kids at sleepaway camp, I made my way to Putney, Vt with my wife for round five of the Root 66 Series, with a half hour to spare. I got a short warm up in and made my way to the line for the Cat 2 40-49 highly competitive class. In a blur, we took a sharp right into a field and then into the cross country ski trails where I found myself with the holeshot. [See cyclingdirt.org] My high lasted for 5 minutes until I was passed on the first slight incline and then started to move backwards in slow motion. Guys where asking me if I was alright, but I had no response. I could have blamed it on the alchohol, lack of sleep or a stupid mechanical,[no such luck,] but the truth was I just didn’t have “gas in the tank.” The course was a mix of fast flowing CC ski trails that demanded your attention, all of the time due to the slippery conditions. The hills would wear you down and made me fatigued. Kudos to the rear Mud X Rear Tire for keeping me from spinning out and the XDX in the front for steering me straight. The bottom line is that I limped in for 10th place and the last 35 points.
No trip would be complete w/o stopping at the VT Country Store for their pulled pork sandwich w/ cole slaw. Another great weekend and adventure we call life.
Holeshot at the Hill
