Hanson Hills-CPS Race #3 June 4, 2006

Race Time: 1:32:33
Placement: 6/13
YTD Standings: NA

This is my first race of the season.  A broken ankle sidelined me most of the season.  Not really sure how I was going to do since I had limited saddle time.

I never rode this trail before and I drove up the morning of the race.  I was really treating this as a low priority race, just a race to help clean out the rust in my legs.

It was a VERY nice day, although pushed 90 degrees.  I was seriously worried about leg cramps.  At registration, they handed out Hammer Heed and Hammer Endurolyte pills (sp?).  Never had these before, so I gave them a try.

I don't think I had the right serving size of Heed.  At 190 pounds, I may have needed two packets.  Same with the pills.  I did not have any leg cramps and I actually felt really good through out the race.  By good I mean I felt I had better control over my heart rate.

I finished strong, sprinting the last 2 miles.  I finished 6th out of 13, but give me another mile and I would have been pushing 4th place.  No photographer at this race, so no pictures.