Wooley -> Eddie Podium

Eddie no flat. I repeat, Eddie no flat! Eddie Podium. Eddie 1st or 2nd in SS?, don't know, just saw him grin standing on log, he got a custom saddle for feat.

The unknown of new trail to race is a good riddle. No idea what comin at you til it's staring you in the face... The pros- new trail, new location, new people with the addiction. The cons- if not on game your in the sticks and in wrong gear.

Feeding off Thurs Buck comes a Wooley on Sat... Me and my Honey got a nice drive up WI side to arrive at St Croix Falls 45 min before start. Decided to go with camelback (2 lapper), but was told 3 7 mile laps, means late to switch back to bottles, who cares rt? A few familiar faces and some new faces as well... Grass loop prolog start, felt good, into school side singletrack thought I'd take it easy lap one and maintain pace but lead (Tungseth, Trek Maury, Sova, Anikin and others) group not out for a rec ride...

What... So my fun race turned into eyes a bleeding on lap one, couldn't hold the string, popped. Rode with Duluth Nicoli, seems he and I are about same pace right now (yo yo'd at Mankato). Impression of trail, some good rake and ride, nice section of rocks (like = Rock>Grass), grass field death march...

Laps 2 and 3 got into trail flow... Swoop single, dump to grass/ doubletrack/ pave sprint, back to single... Duluth Nicoli and I went back and forth for duration, he made move and stuck it to finish for 6th/ 7th place. Went with the hammer squeeze gel bottle, tweeked when full flow didn't occur. No delays allowed, back to disposables...

Hung out for nice social/ awards/ give away (grass roots hospitality was excellent...) then to St Croix Falls for a little shop and tweek waiting for food at Wine house... Tweeked hard. But laughed with Jacks adopted guy Dmac. 

Then home to chores and recovery 1.15 hr lawn mow...

Next up... More Buck if work allows, then Afton and a hill or three...

Give Jimmmmay a call...