The past weekend found us in Boise where it was really hot! Ben, Ted, Hitcher, and I drove down to do a stage race, which turned out to be the most horribly organized race any of us had ever done. The race "packet" pickup was really just number pickup; there was no race information or anything else given to us. If we had not had access to a computer, we would have had no way to know the directions to any of the stages, let alone any other race information.
When we arrived at the start of the first stage, we were greeted by the lovely fact that there was one porta-potty... for over 100 people. They had to start the races late because so many people were still in line for the bathroom! On top of that, the race organizers had made no provisions for water to be at the start/finish area, and it was nearly 100 degrees. Unacceptable.
There were even more problems, but I'll stop there.
Ted had an amazing criterium on Sunday. He made a perfectly-timed attack and got a good gap ahead of the pack. His gap grew to nearly 40 seconds and he stayed off the front for the last 10 km of his race. He scored his first win in impressive style and made some money in the process, so that was really fun to watch. Pictures will follow at a later date.
Ted and I are leaving on Friday to go to Philadelphia where we'll spend a couple days with our good friend Tammie and her boyfriend. Then, on Monday, I'll do the elite women's national road race in Seven Springs, PA. It'll be tough - hopefully I feel good! It will likely be my last big race of the year since I decided not to do the Tour de Toona afterall. No matter what, it should be a fun trip!
2 comments:
Good luck in PA Allison! I'll be thinking of you and cheering you on!
your story makes me appreciate the incredible number of wonderful volunteers that make elkhorn such a great race!
good luck in PA!!!
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