Nothing could fit our outing at the Texas State RR better. Sure, you're probably thinking that I am referring to Teenie racing in the Master's Men 60+ field but that wasn't the half of it. We will call this Man up #1.
With months since our last race, we knew we were fit but not race fit. The field was 26 strong and these guys were racing for the State Championship. Texas is a huge state and a huge racing state. We were going to a gunfight, a big gunfight, with a knife. Man up #2.The course was seriously hilly, even by SC/NC standards. Fifteen selection hills....yes 15. Man up #3.
The wind. Have I ever told how the wind blows in Texas? It was coming out of the north at 18-20 mph! Man up #4.
Rain. It rained on us. Big drops.........everything is big in Texas. Man up #5.
Then there was the venue! FT Hood is the home of the 2nd Armored Division and 1st Cavalry....that is tanks and helicopters. The Reservation is open range......for cows!! We had to watch for cows walking across the road! Man up #6.But, the best of all was the loud rapid gunfire.......sounded like high caliber machine guns and they were close. Man up #7.
In the end, Teenie and I had record power performance over our best 60 minutes and we are feeling pretty darn good for El Tour de Tucson.
I finished in the main field with 5 others chasing a 2 man break. Teenie was 2 minutes back in the next chase group of 6. I was 8th and she was 14th as neither of us contested the sprint. Hey, I am not getting in the way of a bunch of Texans trying to win a State Championship. This was a training race....Man up or no Man up.
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Was it fear of being shot at that made you set records? Sheesh! What a great story for your grandkids...
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