Day0: Arrive, ensure bike has safely arrived via trailer, do a 1hr road ride w/ the boys. Needed toe warmers and coverings.
Day1: The ground is frozen, toe warmers once again. Ride over some ice in the parking lot and firmly plant face on pavement. Retreat to the trailer sufficently looking "the worst I've ever been". Get back outside for 11am race. Rider goes down in front of me and I stop to avoid contact. Smash my pedal on the inside of my heel, pain is imense. Two laps later it subsides when my rear tire goes soft. The ground is soft, I place 37. Scott just off the podium.
Day2: Spectage, rest & team dinner.
Day3: "Ride with the pros" not against them. Andy Jaques passes me while I finish my 5th and I get pulled - my fastest laps on the course. Placed again at 37th, though Oscar deserves this spot and I one later. Party at the Shark Bar and others in the Power District.
Day4: Winds are gusting at 10-20mph easily. 5th row start after a 5:45am wake-up, a fantasitc start in 10-15th posisiton. Slowly fades to 20th mid-race. By the end I am looking for the leaders wondering if this is racing. Finish up a respectable 29th.
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