This was race 7 of the MBAA series and was being held on the awesome trails in Flagstaff. I had gotten in from the Netherlands on Friday afternoon, Erik picked me up in Phoenix and we headed to Flagstaff that night.
We had gotten emails earlier in the week of some people who were not happy with the fact the MBAA race was going on and that the trail markings were being torn down, the trail remarked and things being used to block the trail. Even on race day, these events were still occurring and people got lost, took a wrong turn, etc due to these people.
My race was pretty uneventful, only 1 loop. I have issues with looped courses because I can only seem to focus on the crappy parts of the loop. This course started with some fun rolling sections but then turned to a fairly long, gradual climb that was rideable except when people in front of me got off. This was the part of the course where I was pleased I only had to do this once. We finally reached the top (and I caught my breath, I hate elevation) and made the turn on to a gas line road. It had 2 hills that I would liken to the bitches on the 24 HOP course. They sucked and I walked. Once I got to the top of the 2nd one, I was home free. This course was a blast. This is the part that I would be thrilled to do a 2nd time. It was fast, but not too fast, gradual downhill and swoopy. Nothing technically difficult, just a few little rocks to bump over. I actually felt like a mtn biker and I was having fun. Sadly this part was only a few miles long and was over much quicker than I would have liked. I rolled across the finish line in 1:18 which put me in 5th place in my AG. Sweet!
Pictures: MBAA #7 Flagstaff Frenzy
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