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The Start of the Racing Season--Zanesfield

4/8/2016

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Well, well, well. While looking over the registration list, there are several familiar names for the Zanesfield race this Sunday.  Ouch, check out the temperature forecast for the morning.  You've got to be tough (Matt Ashmore) and have the proper cold weather gear (Matt Ashmore) and not be a weather weenie (Matt Ashmore) to show up for this race. Among the names I recognize from having eaten their dust for many years are Travis Iies (wait, he's "only" a cat 3???), Danny Alarcon (that off season weight loss will have him rocket to the win. You heard it here first), Matt Ashmore (making noises that the cold might deter him from the start), Sergey (I see he has vaulted from a 4 to a 3 but destined to go lower), Luke Manning, Shawn Aker, Chris Fisher (dude used to live at the bottom of Savage Rd so how could you not be a strong cyclist), Scott Billman & Doug McConaha (those latter two are 55+???), Lori Nedescu (wonder how she's doing makng the transition from elite marathoner to peddler?), Denice Davis (don't think I have ridden with her since she crashed on a Tuesday NA ride) and...when you reach my advanced age you forget names so I apologize if you are reading this and have reached this point and not seen your name even though you have bashed me on the bike.
      
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MattNotPete
4/11/2016 05:27:52 am

It was snowing there when I woke up... not supposed to quite until 10:00... I didn't want to waste my entire day driving over there and having it canceled. It actually got delayed an hour and then ran. I ended up riding 55 with Pete so the day wasn't a total loss. On to Lynchburg!!!!!

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Correction
4/11/2016 05:28:34 am

*quit, not quite... and any other typos...

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Mark
4/11/2016 07:42:48 am

You did the right thing, considering your familial responsibilities. Good turnout anyway and I see quite a few people signed up the day of the event.

Corvair
4/11/2016 09:51:44 am

I wondered how you did Matt! That race, the weather is always unpredictable. And you have that lovely monster hill at the start. It's a nice course though. Good luck at Lynchburg!

MattNotPete
4/11/2016 10:40:28 am

I really wanted to go! it would have been a really good benchmark. My target from a year ago has been to race the Lake Hope race which has a similar profile. Oh well, it'll be flat sprint races until then!

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