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Redemption in Wee-Chi-Tah



I spent this past weekend at the Hotter’N Hell 100. On Sunday Morning I competed in the Wee-Chi-Tah 10k Trail Race. It was simply Muddy, I hope to get some pictures soon to show. I had a great race having spent Thursday-Saturday Working the Expo standing on my feet. I finished 2nd overall in the 10k race getting out kicked in the end. This makes me 1 for 3 in Wichita Falls. In my college days, I enjoyed competing in Collegiate Bike races. In my last year of college MSU held the regional collegiate qualifier for Nationals. I thought I would give it a go and see if I could qualify. It was over Easter weekend so the whole family loaded up and we drove out to Wichita Falls. The first day was a 4 loop, 80 mile bike ride. The first loop in, I was done, ka-put. The next day was the Crit, so I focused on it and got a good nights rest. The next day, 5 laps into the crit, I was off the back, 10 laps in and I was sprinting for a prime for the “last 3 guys on the course”. I won the prime and I was done. Two days of racing, zero races finished. Forward 4 years, a few more lbs, a lot more experience and a lot less pressure. A great 10k and I am no longer fear full of Wichita Falls. Full Results

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