National Champs 2009

The 2009 Natioanl Champs kicked off at Mt Stromlo for the 3rd and last time, next year being moved to Radelaide. All the usual suspects lined up, with one notable exception; myself. Having missed the 08 edition of this race, it was nice to be back. Back in the seriousness of it all, the hype, the jokes, the lack of form. It all means nothing when the starters gun fires, except the lack of form, that stays.

And boy did it. I'm having trouble telling you where I finished. I even had to look up the results. It's all training, isn't that what they say? I hope so, cause it's what I needed, to suffer, to creep, to cramp and be overtaken on the last lap, again like in years gone by, by little Timmy Bennett.

Reality check, I have more work to do.

Short track was much the same affair. I started from the very back row as seeding works on 1st lap time. Seeing as I had THE worst start and jammed my chain somewhere in the bike during the first lap of the XCO, I suppose it was justified. I continued to slide backward into no mans land until the inevitable happened, and I was pulled off the track. Although I did last a little longer than expected, which was nice.

Training....there are bigger fish to fry, and they are coming.