The race was fun and fairly active- Richard Fries was announcing which is always great! Come final lap we headed into a field sprint and I thought I had it in the bag as I started to pull ahead before the line. *I'm going to pause here and take it back to my soccer days. In soccer, when someone was running down the field, no one around, and face planted it, we called that a sniper.* Well, imagine that in a bike race...full on sprint. Let's just say the result of my back wheel no longer making contact with the ground was not pretty. Catching the edge of a manhole cover- I did some nasty acrobatics and wish I had landed a little farther up the road. A major bummer to say the least. The race officials were kind to give me a placing (read pity result).
Pain and disappointment aside, here are some gems from the day:
-East coast racer, Susan Delaney puts on a phenomenal race. Well organized, safe, great community support, and Dr. Jennifer! Seriously, a sports medicine specialist at a bike race. Dr. Jennifer did an awesome job taking care of me (and my mom who was getting a bit woozy). Thanks!
-Friend Kevin Wolfson, who had a stellar day in the break during the pro men's race and who can always be counted on to make me laugh and brighten my perspective, said I looked like a super hero getting up from the crash- straight out of a disney sports movie. As Tiff might say, "Ahhh, s***..." (chuckle)
-Friend and coach Steve Weller (BellLapCoaching) rocked it in the pro men's race as well- getting 7th!
-Friend and former teammate Danielle Ruane kicks it to take the win in our Pro race! *Actually, I believe she led herself out too. I'm so psyched for her.
-Having some post-race ME doughnuts with the folks- DELICIOUS.
To sum up, racing with east coast dudes is wonderful. Our community here is great and it's such a joy to be at home with friends and family. Thanks to all you New Englanders who rock it. Looking forward to some SWEET racing action next Sunday at the Mayors Cup in downtown Boston and some post-race/end of season hang time in the city.
Thanks for reading,
Kat "Get off my wheel or I'll take myself out" Carr
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Hey Kat,
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about (and see your crash)! :(
I'm not good enough to race - just a weekend warrior on the back roads around Portsmouth ... who happens to have a camera. I don't know if it's good "race karma" or not, but if you're interested, I happen to get a few photos of your "sniper" event.
Hope to see you and everyone else back in Portsmouth in 2011 :)
~ Steve