Kisscross Highland Park Report

Here is my report...

So this was my first cross race and I loved it! I got there early and got registered and all that. Then I went out to check out the course. It was already starting to get sloppy. There were some tough run-ups and a couple tight switchbacks. LOTS of off camber stuff. It had been pouring pretty much since Thursday night so it was only going to get sloppier.

I decided to go with the "C's" for my first race. 4 laps of the course. Had I gone with 42:20 rather than 42:18 I prolly would have gone with the "B's" but I just couldn't spin very well and an additional two laps would have been brutal trying to mash through the mud. I felt awesome on my dismounts, barriers and remounts. If only my saddle could say the same. By the end of the race the rails had enough. My saddle was leaning allll the way over to the right side from my girth landing on it jumping back on. (If anyone knows a tough as nails saddle let me know). I ended up finishing 22nd out of 28 (I think, don't really remember). Different gearing would have made a big difference but I just gotta learn as I go. :)

That was the end of my racing but I enjoyed watching the B's. MySS.com mates Tim (Lumberjack) and Jeremy (Punk) and board regular Zilla rip through the increasingly muddy course. Lots of quality riders in the B's (lots of sandbaggers too) The A's were impressive, I don't know how I would survive 8 laps! Nice to see Tom (Purple Helmet) crushing it SS style with the big guns too!

Great to see everyone out there! I really can't wait to get out and do it again!

coachjon

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i seem to be smiling in all the pics...what is WRONG w/me??

hmmmm. race report. well, the day started rainy, and then it rained some, and then it rained some more. the entire course was 3-6" deep in soupy mud didn't really warm up, figured what's the point? started DFL, that's just how i roll at cx races. like to work my way up (both places). rolled pretty good for a few laps, picked quite a few people off, then the trouble started. turns out i picked the G.EAR FROM HELL i ran the easiest g.ear i have, but that was not NEARLY easy enough. i was rolling 42:18, should have been more like 36:18 or maybe even 34:18. that was the single worst g.earing choice i have ever made on a SS. i was rollin' most of the lap at 15-20 rpm cadence. chicken legs just don't DO that anyway, had a really good time regardless, got passed by a chick on the last lap, that kinda woke me up a bit and i threw down, passed her back, and started to reel some guys in. was a little too late, ended up 14th out of around 21, maybe 22 in the A's. not nearly as bad as it could have been.

here's what i found on my soggy cam...

jon FLYING!!

PunkisW3t

Zilla....WTF??

me stripey...

death march.... check out the guy behind me :)

purple helmet