Week 24 Summary and P2A report

Big TSS bump this week (843) due to the P2A race on Sunday.

"Dry and fast" they said.  Hmph.

Not super-impressed with my time this year (2:45, 380th OA) -- which is 20 minutes and 100 places down from last year -- some of that was due to me starting at the back of Wave 2, as they started filling the corral while I was on a poorly-timed warmup ride, and some of that was due to the course being really messy this year (thanks to a two hour deluge just prior to the race).

The single-track portions of the race were pretty brutal, more than half time I either ended up pushing/carrying the bike, or grinding through at walking pace. My wrists and triceps are sore from wrenching the handlebars around, trying to keep the bike upright and in a straight line.

Tips for next year: Get into the wave 2 corral early, dip my glasses in RainX before the race, and get my bike in the washing station *before* I have a shower.