Findlay Time Trial and Alum Creek

The Tuesday NIght Findlay Time Trial Series is under way again and it's nice to have a midweek race in the otherwise boring training routine. Findlay is practically in my backyard and I know the trail quite well. So far I have been able to squeak out the fastest time at the 3 events I have been able to attend. I was confident and excited about the upcoming NEO Power Series Time Trial at Findlay. The NEO guys put on such a great and fun series and it happens to fall during the time of year I enjoy the most.

Going into late summer it seems there is at least one race every weekend, and with 6 months of solid training it's time to coast a little and just enjoy racing and great weather. Race, rest, maybe train a little and race some more.

After two races in one weekend followed by a double time trial the following Tuesday I was extra tired and looking forward to a few days of rest before the big NEO time trial. And of course I get sick, like really sick. Apparently I had ingested just a bit too many races in too short a time and my body was overcooked.

I showed up for the time trial still feeling ill, was welcomed by mud which I had not prepared for. And proceeded to have a terrible ride, coming in at 6th place....not a great way to start the series.

Only one week later I had my chance to redeem myself at the Alum Creek State Championship Series race. This is another of my favorite courses because of it's overall high speed and it's just technical enough for my taste.

The start was pretty fast, I knew my main competition was Ben, who beat me by 30 seconds at the previous OMBC race, so he was my target for the day. I was feeling better than the previous week but not quite at full power yet.

The start down the mile or so of dirt road was faster than I anticipated. This was fun but I did not have the power to sprint into the singletrack in good position. By the time we rearranged ourselves Ben was out of site and gaining time on me.

I zoomed three laps in second place in a pretty uneventful race. It was smooth, it was fun, a little slippery , but my Superfly 100 did an excellent job of soaking up every high speed bump and root on the trail. It's been such an awesome experience to see just how good this bike works and how versatile it is as I use it on different terrain each weekend.

Eventually I cruised across the line in Second, a couple minutes out of first.

Up Next.....OMBC race at Lake Hope State Park in Athens!