After a long hiatus, both from writing on this blog and from racing, I'm back. Three weeks spent traveling, Iowa, Hawaii and S. Dakota, took me away from my racing routine. I did get in some good training, especially in Kona, but no racing. In shorter, harder races like cyclocross race shape is very specific and if you haven't hit that top end it stings when you get back at it.
Last Sunday I finally raced again and came in a disappointing 7th. Not to whine, but I didn't get a call up (meaning you get to start up front) due to the race using Colorado Cup points and not ACA points. Starting from the mid pack the top 3 to 5 guys were gone by the first lap. I played cat and mouse with some riders for the better part of the race riding anywhere from 6th to 11th. Overall it was an OK day, but if I had started up front I think I could have been top 3. Oh well.
So with another week of training I decided to make the leap (sorry for stealing that SRAM) and move up to the Cat 3. This means faster guys, 15' more race time and starting from the back is guaranteed. The wise move would have been to wait another weekend as this weekend's race is in Boulder and will attract all the top guys. I guess I don't see the point in trying to dodge guys if I moved up, so bring it on. I'll need all the caffeine I can get, but I'm looking forward to it!
