Spoke Pony Showdown 3/6

Cold St Pats morning.
Appeared to be a bad sign when I stopped at the gas station to shoot some air in the tires of the Green Torpedo and it was sleeting. This could be an interesting day.
Buzzed out to the park stopping along the way for a couple gallons of water and some bananas. Some racers had camped out the previous night... it was a chillllly morning. Not winter cold but "oh man its been 70 degrees and now its 45" cold.
SCotter and I teamed up again for the 4th year in a row for this race. He is by far the strong one in this team. My early season fitness isn't really there. New team name this year: Skunk Eye ...Cotter signed us up...
Frist lap (58.30): Cotter get on the bike from the Leman's start in the mid rear of the pack and tears off into the woods. He comes in from his first lap (we decided to do 2 per to start out this year) yelling that he needs his back up bike off the roof rack. I offer to go out and he just wanted to move the # plate to the other bike. His "old Faithful" Cannondale single speed blew the rear hub about half way through the first lap. When Cotter handed me his bike he was sure he busted the frame. He hopped on his geared bike and headed back out for Lap Two.
Lap Two Cotter finished faster 50.29.
He checked in and I pedaled out.
Laps Three (58.01)
and Four (1.03.53).
We agreed on doing two laps to start with cause with the 8 mile course you are just really getting in the groove at the end of lap one. I did my two laps. Nothing super, slower than Cotter but good for me. I was feeling good and having fun.
Lap Five. Scott motors out like a man on fire. He was feeling good (I later learned he had taken a nap) and wanted to knock out two laps and then I would do one more.
He was pushing really hard and pulled another sub hour lap (50.59). He was going hard and was roasted when he came in. I hopped on to go out. Cotter said that if I made it back in time he would be ready to go. My lap was faster than even I expected (1.02.58). Muscles were threating cramps at about the 1/2 was point. I eased back a bit but hammered as much as possile. I came in at 15 till 6. Cotter went scrambling for his helmet and bike then tore off into the woods. While I, leg cramping, stumbled over to a place to sit. Another sub-hour lap (50.42) for the strong man of our team.

Not too bad for the day. 5th out of 9 teams for the 6 Hour Duo. Not bad we thought.
I know I had a good time and altough he was wasted from laying down those fast time, I think Cotter did too.
Not a bad way to start the racing season.


Up next is the Crank 'n Cruise on the 14th of April.
Then Crocodile Rock on the 29th.


Sometime between now and then I want to get some new tires (these just came out in 29) and go tubless.


Cotter looks tired>>>>>>>>>>>> Can't say I blame him.
He was throw'n down some super lap times.