SPS #3

I was scheduled to race THE ROCKY MNT STAGE RACE but due to my career getting in the way again. I could not go to this race. I took it easy on my legs to try and recover from the beating I've been giving them. I wanted to race and the only thing I could do was to go to the Track. Last time I was at the track or on my track bike was at Nationals qualifier last year. I was a little perturbed but this is the best mock racing/interval training that will get me ready for the crit racing season. I got to the track about 6pm and got all my stuff ready. I was looking over the bike and made sure everything was tight. I got on the track to make sure I felt comfortable. While I was warming up I started to wonder if I should have taken my wheels to get re glued. The first race of the night was an 8 laps scratch race. A crit on the track for me. Its a sprinters race but since I lack the sprint I decided I wasn't going to let it come down to a sprint. 4.5 laps to go and I counter a move and take a half lap and I'm just trying to drill it and get a lap on the field. I come close and get within 75meters and with 1 to go I just put into cruise control, knowing we still had 2 more races to go, and ride it in easy. Taking the first win. Next race is a points race, I hate because again you have to have a quick punch. This is what I was here for to get work on this. DO WORK! 60laps point race, I come in 3rd. Knowing I'm tied with some MSU guy for 1st, I know I have to win the next race. Unknown distance is the last race and I was being watched very carefully by the MSU guy. He wasn't letting me take a breather at all. Attacks were flying left and right and I made sure I was in every single one. The decisive move came when Matt Stevens attacked and MSU guy went with him. Our break caught them and as soon as it did I countered that attack and went flying solo again. I quickly got a half lap on the break of 5 and was just drilling it! trying to lap the field. I finally got on the same stretch and could not close it. The 5 guys were not having any of it. After 5 laps of almost making it, I finally dug deeper and caught the back of the front group. I was finally up a lap and could sit in comfortably. All I had to do now was follow moves and hope nobody would get away without me being on it. I won the last race and won the Omnium. Made me feel good to get a hard workout and a good result. Finally my work is starting to show

Next race should be Mississippi Grand Prix and then off to Athens, GA.