Runningmonkeys

Last weekend was the next in the season’s enduro races at the Tsukuba circuit.  Our team entered two teams of 4 riders.  We had a very successful race in terms of staying on our bikes and staying upright.  The track was quite wet and so I guess all of the riders were a little more cautious than normal.  I didn’t see one crash which is a first for me at these races.

One very important lesson that I had reinforced on me was the power of adrenalin over pain.  I rode 5 times during the six hours and each time I rode 6 laps averaging about 3 minutes 15 seconds per lap.  All except for one ride.  That time I nailed my fastest lap the second time around, cracking 3minutes for the first time (2:59).  I was so excited that after a 3:06 I did another big lap in 2:56.  The hormones were really kicking in by this stage and I ended up racing 7 laps (rather than the planned 6) averaging just over 3 minutes per lap.  And I didn’t feel a thing in the way of pain. 

The only reason I pulled into the pit was to give my team mates a ride.  I felt like I could ride like that for the rest of the day.  Hormones are a wonderful thing.