Green Acres Is The Place To Be

Green Acres CX in Lake Elmo, MN - Sunday, Oct 25

7th in category

7th overall

We did the Green Acres course last season as well. This course is a lot of fun - there are steep hills, good recovery areas, plenty of mud and sand to ride through, and a lot of spectators. We started off up the steep hill in order to string out the riders, so I knew I had to put the hammer down right away to get up front.

Coming off the hill, I was in 2nd place and that quickly changed to 1st place. I knew there was a group of strong riders behind me so I just needed to push myself as hard as possible to stay out in front and hope the other guys couldn't hang. It felt awesome to be out in front with people chasing me, hearing my name over the loud speaker, and people cheering for me who didn't even know me.

I'm not really a road biker like the rest of these guys who are about 140 lbs. dripping wet. My boyish figure caught up to me and I couldn't sustain the pace I had set. The major climb proved to be my undoing. It was a great day of racing and I had a lot of fun. Probably was the best course we'll ride all year.

And they're off!

The initial climb

Making the switchback descent (Monte's in 2nd)

Just about ready to take the lead