The actual race report is nothing spectacular. I had a pretty bad start and went into the woods around 8th. I passed two or three people, got up to 5th or 6th, but couldn' t get up any farther. At the end of the first lap I was riding with Mike Yozell. Long story short, after telling him that I felt terrible and still had a 24 hour race next weekend, he advised me that I not finish the race. I rode one more lap and tried to find some rhythm but it didn't come and I dropped out.
I am, however, very excited for next weekend's 24 hour race at Seven Springs, PA. It should be a really really hard race, but for some reason I'm looking forward to it. Rob will be there, so it seems there is potential for a good race between the two of us. Nontheless, it'll be the hardest race I've done. Doing my first solo 24 hour race will be hard enough, not to mention that Rob's got his shit together at these things. I'm going into the race with a different attitude; hoping for everything, expecting nothing. It will probably be my last fully competitive race of the season and, honestly, I'm looking forward to that. I can't wait for winter to get here already. Lots of time off, recovering, hiking, and then maybe some long rides. Until then I'll be preparing for this weekend by doing nothing. I still feel like I'm only about 90 percent recovered from the 12 hour, so I'll laying around alot this weekend taking lots of naps and eating lots of food.

I'll trade you my burrito for your taco....

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