Sucker Brook wrapup (and other junk)
the 2008 edition of the Sucker Brook cyclocross race came & went this weekend. All in all one of the best years to date. Attendance was just over 300 with big masters and B fields. I'd be lying if I would say i wasn't dissapointed by the size of the elite fields. with the amount of price money we were offering (quite a bit for a small race), i was a little bummed. Oh well. Mark McCormack & Kevin Wolfson put on an exciting final couple of laps with Kevin winning in the sprint.
most of my day was by the side of the one & only mr. dick ring. what a cool cat this guy is. with him coming "out of retirement" to announce this race, he asked for my assistance in keeping track of the "new guys" :) i was happy to oblige.
during course takedown, seeing the course really cut into the grass is when it hit me how much i missed racing. I knew with a new job & getting married that there would be less time to train this year. it kept getting pushed back and pushed back. before i knew it, it was mid-summer and i was barely putting in any saddle time. training was starting to become more of a chore than a pleasure, and thats when i decided to pull the plug.
forcing myself to train, when im mentally & physically not in it....only to finish back of the pack just didnt seem to make sense. i was ok with my decision at first. the last week it has really been nagging me. or better yet, .
depressing me.
i've been running. or more accurately, jogging. i'm slow. i can't go very far. and i'm pretty sure i look retarded. but yeah, thats what i am doing right now. my intention is to attempt a few 5K's sometime this fall. who knows, if i keep it up all winter, i may shoot for something a little more challenging when the snow melts.
thats all.
currently listening to: Sebadoh III
most of my day was by the side of the one & only mr. dick ring. what a cool cat this guy is. with him coming "out of retirement" to announce this race, he asked for my assistance in keeping track of the "new guys" :) i was happy to oblige.
during course takedown, seeing the course really cut into the grass is when it hit me how much i missed racing. I knew with a new job & getting married that there would be less time to train this year. it kept getting pushed back and pushed back. before i knew it, it was mid-summer and i was barely putting in any saddle time. training was starting to become more of a chore than a pleasure, and thats when i decided to pull the plug.
forcing myself to train, when im mentally & physically not in it....only to finish back of the pack just didnt seem to make sense. i was ok with my decision at first. the last week it has really been nagging me. or better yet, .
depressing me.
i've been running. or more accurately, jogging. i'm slow. i can't go very far. and i'm pretty sure i look retarded. but yeah, thats what i am doing right now. my intention is to attempt a few 5K's sometime this fall. who knows, if i keep it up all winter, i may shoot for something a little more challenging when the snow melts.
thats all.
currently listening to: Sebadoh III
posted by Justin at
5:52 PM
5 Comments:
Dude,
I've been mostly running for the past two months with a bike ride or two here and there but ZERO training. Tonight I went to a CX practice and was totally surprised at how well I fared.
I credit the running.
Are you an old guy yet? Race with me at the back of the 3/4 masters!
yeah, but when you run, you are actually RUNNING. ;) i more or less scuffle along.
yes. i am now old enough to be a master....and i have mixed feelings about it.
Good. Then come race with the slow old guys. It'll be fun. We can race each other for the mid-to-back-of-the-pack finish!
come back and race with us! we miss you.
it was SO awesome seeing you and allie at S-brook! seriously, she is so perfectly beautiful. damn. i wish I had her hair!
racing is only fun when it is fun. race this year if you can keep it light and fun--i'm struggling with that too. i decide each week if i'm racing the following week. . .
we do miss you, though. . .
xo
m
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