After dealing with some unfortunately timed early season sickness, I was SO happy to be back in the racing scene with a couple good weeks of training in my legs, healthy and ready to fight for it! Sea Otter is more about the networking and sponsor gratitude than it is about the racing, but we still had an important opportunity for UCI points in the HC on Thursday and again on Sunday for the C3 XC race. Lining up on Thursday I felt calm, happy, and ready for an opportunity to restart my season. I had decided on my Felt Doctrine for this weekend with our Praxis C32 wheels and Mezcal 2.25 tires, the choice was perfect for the fast and exposed courses. The race went smoothly and I was able to make some positive deposits in the mental and physical areas I’ve been working on the past few weeks. I was happy with 13th in the HC after a tactical race, and excited for another shot on Sunday! I wouldn’t even call Sunday’s start time “bright and early” as we were up in the dark far before the sun for our 7:40am start time. Honestly though, there isn’t any other way I would rather start my day than racing these ladies through green grass and lupin splattered twisting single track as the sun rose! After a slow start, my legs finally decided it was a good time to wake up about halfway through the race and I finished 10th feeling strong. Just in time for a second cup of coffee. Alongside the racing, I was really excited for the opportunity to meet the companies that have helped Lea and I start this season. A few of these were Praxis with our wheels and cranks, Vittoria tires, the Felt family of course, and Bryton computers. I’m leaving this week motivated and with so much love for this team, our sponsors, and everyone behind the scene making it all possible.
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AuthorSavilia Blunk, 20 | XCO MTB racer for Liv Racing Archives
March 2020
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