Still sick and rain.
Dec. 15, 2013
Day 2 of the NCGP and these two images describe my day!
I had a much better start and felt great until we hit the mud again. It hardly felt like I was moving when I was not picking myself up. Yesterday I didn't fall once, today, at least 8-12 times, many just riding and then sliding on the ground. I even managed to ride into the tape that lines the course, but instead of breaking, it clothlined me off the bike. Both days featured a woods section that was all up hill and made of peanut butter, yesterday, I could run and push the bike, today on the first lap, so much mud collected on the bike, the wheels wouldn't turn. Now it was twice as heavy to carry... finished 20th of the 40 plus finishers (I think 50ish started both days) but here is the funny thing. I was 2 minutes slower today but we did one less lap (13-15 minutes per lap) I guess I was right, I was hardly moving.
Dec. 14, 2013
This weekend was the UCI North Carolina Grand Prix and featured the top pros in the US battling for championship points, including number one Jeremy Powers and number two Tim Johnson. We had some rain... OK a lot of rain! My race started just as the rain did at 9am, what is supposed to be a fast course became a muddy mess. I had a decent start and was riding in the top 15 until the 2nd lap when I did a two wheel sideways slide into a tree, I stayed upright but I lost all confidence going into every turn and lost 7 spots in the final two laps just on "the wall" I finished 23rd of the 40 something finishers, but again really thought I should have been higher. The rest of the day, I battled the rain, cold and inches deep mud that spectators created watching the other races. This is a video of the action:
Dec. 12, 2013
When I got home, Daisy was sitting in front of the heater, I changed got ready for a bike ride and she was still there....
Dec. 9, 2013
Just goofing around
2013 Ranking Report for Jay Capers
| Your Cyclo-cross Cat 4 Standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank in your zip code (27205) | 1 of | 1 | (First) | |
| Rank in your state (NC) | 46 of | 230 | (20.00%) | |
| Rank in your riding age (48) | 31 of | 172 | (18.02%) | |
| Rank in 5 year age range (45-49) | 139 of | 871 | (15.96%) | |
| Rank in 10 year age range (40-49) | 297 of | 1708 | (17.39%) | |
| Overall Rank | 960 of | 5393 | (17.80%) | |
Dec. 8, 2013
Back in action. A cold (34ish), rainy day. My race was the first of the day. My plans changed after my awning wouldn't stay up, so I warmed up in the rain. By the time I lined up, everything I brought was soaking wet.
I didn't get a call up today, so I started in the second row, but behind fast guys, so I wasn't worried until they tangled and dabbed as the gun went off and racers went around us on both sides. After we got going, we sprinted up the grass hill and through the field. I figured we got back to 15th-ish before heading into the first muddy turns. A couple of guys laid down their bikes and I had to work around the pile ups and settled into the race. It was muddy and each lap the line changed as more riders went through.
I was passed a a couple riders and passed a couple until the middle of the next to last lap when I started a race with a "roadie," each straight, he would pull right up to me but I could out ride him in the technical and mud sections. I really put in some hard accelerations and took some risks to barely beat him!! 18th of the 42 finishers listed. I was hoping for better, but the race featured some new guys from Virginia and they were fast!
PS my homemade embrocation worked...
Dec. 6, 2013
Poster done, paperwork submitted, and layouts for his exhibit being worked on. This is more work than I wanted to do at the end of a semester!
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