10th Place - Rich Allen
11th Place - Kirk Morrison
Kirk Writes:
The weather was great with partial clouds and temperatures in the low 70’s for the noon start. This race is put on by Gunnar and Betsy Shogren who did a super job at organization. This was a super race with pizza and pop at the finish. Thanks to Gunnar, Betsy and the rest of their volunteers !
Rich and I both competed in the Men Sport Master (45+) category. The course was fairly fast with some tight single track and a few rocky climbs. Unfortunately, I had an early spill shortly after our race group funneled into the first trail section.
This was my first “mass start” XC race and I obviously need to work on my ability to ride in a tight group, at speed, over rocky, rooted trails. After picking myself up, I lost about 15 places as I waited for a break in the line of racers to allow me to jump back in.
From there I worked my way back up through the group only to discover that Rich had flatted at about the halfway point. I stopped to give him a “Big Air” canister (he had used up his little CO2 cartridge) and continued. Rich repaid my kindness by passing me a few miles later and giving me a rabbit to chase for several miles!!!
Attached is a pic of the WVMBA flat screen monitor which provides an instantaneous race results status. Very cool.
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