Well, I wasn't ready for this race, I was physically tired from like 2 weeks of heavy lifting at work and still had some bad training rides, maybe a couple of good ones. I went to this race anyway because Deer Valley race course is one of my favorites. I didn't want to miss this one and I thought I'll just go and have fun even though I don't do that well.
The night before, I had a major case of diarreah. I went to the bathroom many times, even the next morning before the race, maybe like 5 or 6 times. I put a ton of electrolyte tablets in my water, speaking of water, I drank like 3 times as much water before and during the race because I've lost so much water and vitamins and minerals. The race started, and at the first was a steep walkabout climb and my legs were hurtin' already but I still went because I couldn't wait for the fun, fast, downhill later in the race. I did the Clydesdale class again because I am about 225 pounds and that class did 1 and a half laps(it felt like 2 laps). Even though I finished dead last, I had a lot fun and I thought it was good enough for having diarreah and sore everything on me. All I cared about was finishing and everybody in the class congratulated me at the finish and I got a 5th place ribbon and a Kuhl jacket. That was worth it. I think I've really earned it! This race course was a blast, one of the favorites of the year.
