I ran into @Nate_Pearson before the crit; watched @Pete in his crit and saw both Nate and @Jonathan today before my circuit race. Nate and John have been fun to chat with and I feel bad for Nate as he has been suffering through a GI bug the last couple days.
Podium for me today in the circuit (3rd) for the old guys. I was actually dropped over the top the last two laps and had to catch back on in the descent. Hard to explain but I passed a number of guys in the dirt with 300 to go fighting for position prior to last corner at 200 (tailwind).
Sea Otter is tough but so fun! If you have a chance come out and soak it in!
Way to go, @KorbenDallas! I also have a Sea Otter podium pic from the circuit race…I won my A race, and my teammate took 2nd in the women’s cat 3 with me! Thanks to TR and quite a bit of advice from @stevemz to take it easier the last couple of weeks!
Great job @KorbenDallas and @runriderandi! Here’s my podium for the win in the 35+ Cat 4 Crit. I just missed the podium in the circuit race (4th). TrainerRoad users are having a good showing.
@KorbenDallas Thanks for your encouragement and advice. I did a few 3x20s sessions as suggested and a couple of thresholds as well. I took the prep and race seriously (ok, not like a pro), but definitively had a fun experience. Thanks again!
Also big thanks to @dhellman! She was the one who convinced me to do Early Birds with more encouragement along the way that paved the path to Sea Otter.
