Low key trackin’

We headed down to Hellyer this afternoon for the ‘low key races’. Fortunately most of the rest of the folks read the name correctly and it was low key for the most part. We did a nice warmup set, then set up for a handicap race. Everything stayed sane until about 500m to go and then the attacks started. I am not sure who won, I was with the main group until 1 lap to go then the big horses (Don, Andreas, and a couple of others) decided to play for keeps. Then on to 5 lap team pursuits. As soon as we started the first race I knew something did not want to stay down, and I was working as hard to keep from spewing as I was as keeping with my ad hoc teammates. A few more pursuits then chariot races. I got myself a bit of rest by volunteering to be a holder for several heats. Smart! In my heat my two competitors took a big jump at the start so I decided to play it a bit relaxed; I almost caught one of them when he blew coming into turn 3. What next? How about Olympic style pursuit. OK. And a short points race. Fine. Only 11 folks showed up, but we had a lot of fun and got a good workout. Thanks Keith!

And of course the biggest achievement of the day: a full set of races and ZERO mechanical issues. Myself and the Fuji were at peace.

Update: A few photos from the session are here.