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Sunday's event was the first annual
Applecrest Farm's Cyclocross race in Hampton Falls, NH. As you can probably guess from the name, the course was on a
farm, and we traveled in, out, and through the orchards.
Overall, the course--nay, the entire event--was great. However, I sucked. Want some excuses? Here's one: I started in the absolute back of the pack. Never good. Want another? I crashed--
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but that didn't slow me down *too* much. No, despite the fact that I slid on my side for a while, and the fact that I started in the back, the ultimate reason I didn't do better was that I'm slow. That's okay--my comprehensive training plan is to allow myself to hit complete rock bottom--in terms of fitness--so that I can ONLY get better. So far, my decline is going exactly according to plan!
Anyway, I had fun, and Jean was on hand to yell at me and ring the omnipresent cowbell. Mike and Jo Schnyder were there too--ringing bells and taking pictures--THANKS!
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After my proverbial spanking, we all went to Portsmouth, NH, for lunch. Mmmmmm, lunch.
The next race on the schedule is in
Plymouth, MA!
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