G's ride/race report

When the whistle blew, I felt somewhat better than originally anticipated. Working on setting up the course, getting up too early, fighting off some sort of stomach ailment, and hanging out with non-racing lamers does not really get you feelin' race ready. I tried to stick with Tinker Link. He rode most of the race in third place. Turns out that Tinker folk are better technical riders than I. I would have thought that my skills would have improved with all the single track I have ridden over the past week. I guess riding at the KOM seven year old pace is not COMP. I did ride cleaner than usual though, cleaning both rock gardens at some point during the race. I did not however clean the 1st Rock Garden in my last lap which turned out to be my undoing. I was on the wheel of 2nd and 3rd place going in but boffed it at the very bottom. After running up, it took me three tries to get going again. That was the last time I saw those guys. Fort Garry Fourth is exactly what I was...I guess. Post race food was great. It was great to see a lot of old friends again. Thanks again to Olympia Club for hosting the good times.