UNH 'Cross

I drove up to UNH last night for thier annual cross series. This was my first race since my crash. its really layed back & mellow, because...well becuase its run by the unh kids. quite a few people showed up. way more than last year, so that was nice. I decided to do the A's because i needed the extra training time (not because i think im A-worthy). The plan was to start at the back, take it easy, dont do anything stupid and get a solid ride in.

For the most part i stayed with that plan. We lined up (20+ racers) and i knew i was in over my head when i see Noah Taylor on the front line. That was the one & only time i saw him "during" the race. Anyways. I didnt go crazy for the first lap. Second lap, i hammered up the climb & passed a few people. I did that for a few laps, then it was pretty strung out. I was really cautious on a few sandy decents and ended up loosing 2 spots. My to my surprise, i finished 11th. Of course, had i of known there was a chance i could have gotten Top10, i may have pushed a little harder on those last few laps... oh well.

Anyways, alot people got lapped. the laps were under 5mins (4.5mins??). so not getting lapped & being (at most) 5 mins back from 1st is something is am totally satisfied with.