Saturday July 8, 2006 Menasha, WI Superweek Race #1 Menasha Crit

Definitely my kind of racing. I was a bit intimidated by the course as there were a couple of tight corners. But as usual when the race starts I was able to put on my game face and was soon in full race mode. For some reason I really felt terrible the whole race. My heart rate was off the chart. Every time I looked at it my heart rate was in the 180's. I ended up averaging 179 for the race (my lactate threshold was 175?) I hit a max of 189. Anyhow, I raced hard and soon Scott P was able to get off the front. This is where my race went in the toilet. I did my duty as a team mate and along with Rudy B Andy R and Bob H we were able to completely block the progress of the peloton. However, several riders were able to bridge ahead of us (10 in all) and some of which were people I should have kept behind me. Here's the kicker, turns out Scott P did not have good legs, he in fact had great legs and was able to get off the front of the break away. I thought he was with a group a turn ahead and instead he was almost a lap ahead. Had I know this I would have shut down chase #1 and been there for the sprint for 3rd. As it turned out I was able to win my pack sprint for a whopping 11th place. Alls well that ends well as Scott took 2nd and we really worked as a team.