Sea Otter was awhile back, but figuring I ought to pick up where the blogging left off, here we go. I had one of best rides ever at Monterrey. It was one of those days were things really clicked and the sensations from the body were mostly all good. Pushing hard, focusing on the task, and going fast were all second nature despite suffering a flat front tire early in the race. I could feel that it was getting soft and when I stopped 40 minutes into the race a visual evaluation led me to try adding more CO2 in hopes that it would seal and hold whatever puncture had occurred. I may have only been off the bike for 75 seconds, but the minutes prior to and also immediately following the fix were somewhat nervous since I wasn’t sure it was holding air or not.
During the stop I lost a lot of ground. Thirty guys or more flew by and it was slow going once I was back in action – and it sucked. Fortunately I was able to get over it, regain my focus and get back to business. From this point on I was on a mission to regain lost ground and by the finish I had worked my way back up to 22nd. I had no clue as to placing at the finish line, but regardless of the number I was pumped. Regaining concentration can be hard to do but I was successful at it. At the end of the day it turned out to be my best ever national level result and considering the flat fix as well as the competition I can help but think about how things could be even better next time. The support of the new team, Adventure212, was phenomenal and the entire Sea Otter experience was a great time. My Specialized couldn’t have been any faster. Thanks, -TJ
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