Yeah, I know. February is waaayy too early for mountain bike racing. But that's how the season goes in Seattle-most of the races occur during the rainy season, then taper off when it's nice and sunny. I don't get it.Anyway, my first race of the season was today at Black Diamond. This probably wasn't the best race to start with since I haven't ridden singletrack in months. Within the first 3 minutes I was like "ugh"- it was super technical and I ended up pulling off the trail to let few people pass. Double "ugh". My 2nd and 3rd laps were much improved but I still couldn't catch the leader. I came in 2nd...out of 2. 1st place had 4 minutes on me. I still had a decent race though- I didn't crash, bonk (sort of), or have any technical mishaps. Even though I've been mountain biking for years, today I felt like a total beginner. I guess I need to get off the trainer and back on the trail again!
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