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Foggy and cold, but it's running well.
Not convinced I'll improve over this morning though
Meh, crap run I thought.
But I am officially a DH racer now ha ha
Well the day ended with i guess disappointment for me and mid-pack race status for the boy.
He went from a 1.51 last race we were there to a 1.49 finishing in 7th place, but once again only 2.2s off the podium, he just needs to find that smidgen more ! Again he was up against the 16 year olds, so was i think the youngest in his Cat, but i'm not making excuses there, he did ace.
Me, i struggled, whatever i found in the morning, i clearly lost in the afternoon and only recorded a 2.08 in the races. Which was on a shortened course than the strava segment due to timing beam position. If i'd ridden in the races as i had, i think i should have been a 2.05... but i never.
It's all immaterial though as i needed to be in the sub 2.00 bracket for anything other than propping up the field. So i'm left in a bit of a spiral of despair with the results... However, i had an excellent day out, chatted with loads of people and had laughs, rode as hard as i could and played out there with my lad..... which takes the results into context of completely (but not quite COMPLETELY) irrelevant.
I would say the most important result is you've shown yourself to be a great father, well done.
And well done to your lad as well, sounds like he is really coming on and holding his own.
Look at it another way Weeksy - you are only 14 seconds of a younger, fitter version of yourself! And you only have to find a dew seconds. Im sure you will improve next year.
You showed up, raced, had a good day with your lad - which is more than I did! I cleaned the oven, that was my achievement for Sunday.
Sounds like the weekend was a success.
Time to start planning the 2022 race calendar 😎
Time to start planning the 2022 race calendar
Start ? LOL.... i wish... it's been planned, re-planned, then planned again, and again.
Southern Enduro
10th April - Milland Rd1
15th May - QECP Rd2
19th June - Tiverton Rd3
11th Sept - Triscombe Rd4
25th Sept - Milland Rd5
PMBA Enduro
1 May Llangollen
28-29 May Graythwaite
13-14 Aug Llangollen (wifes birthday, so maybe)
11 Sep Kirroughtree
DH nationals.
16-17 April Rheloa
7-8 May Fort William
28-29 May Llangollen
23-24 July Glencoe
13-14 Aug Caersws
17-18 Sep Revolution BP
23-24 July Glencoe
DH Regional Gravity DH
02-03 April Rheola
14-15 May Hamsterley (clash)
25-26 June Berwyn
30-31 July Caersws
03-04 Sept Cwmcarn
The Southern Enduro are 100% and booked/paid for. The rest.... are ... well, debating... What, where, when, classes, etc...
You showed up, raced, had a good day with your lad
This
Well done.
Thanks guys.... is makes me feel slightly better 🙂 not much, but slightly.
Tomorrow is Bike Park Wales.... then Weds is Afan... phew.. It's fun, but it gets hard work being a parent.... could be worse though, he could still be doing flute concerts.