It was a great course - hilly, lots of turns (but no bad ones) and right through downtown T-town. You'd never know that morning it had been storming cats and dogs.
The weather was fabulous. James is the single rider a bit in the middle here coming up a long uphill. I say the weather was fabulous, but it was very windy. Windy is not so good for riders, especially ones that don't weigh so much. Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed the sunshine and not being cold for a change.
He had a good race - he is sprinting against the national tri champion here. Matt's 12 and he and James seem to battle it out a lot. In this race he came in 4th, but was the fastest 11-year-old (well, race age 11 - I know he's really 10 still). A very solid outing for him.
The next day was a different story. That front that started with the rain ended with cold weather. The race started at Lake Lurleen so the guys warmed up on the pier - no wind chill there. I immediately started whining about the cold - I just can't help it when it is very close to 40 degrees.
James lost track of where the lead pack was and thought he had caught up with it. Unfortunately, he hadn't. Nevertheless, he still came in 5th and still was the fastest 11-year-old. Ian McShane won the race - this kid may be the best 12-year-old in the country.
It was a great trip and fun races. Next year we're going to try harder to get our friends to come watch the Crit...we think they'll like it.
Looks like fun - all but the cold wind bit, that is.
ReplyDeleteKevin and I read this together. He is impressed with the distance that James puts in. So am I! It's cool being a Mom, isn't it? :)
ReplyDeleteSorry you got cold.
That joker did his first century on Saturday and was dying to do the 50 on Sunday. I think he has a screw loose. It's fun to be a mom except,of course,when I'm cold :)
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