Update, and CX racing.

A brief update - I've been riding plenty but not blogging my rides much. Mostly thrashing te Wainui trails as lunchtime / night / weekend rdies as they're close to home, so I can head out and back quickly without spending half a day. I'v hit the Makara loop on the roadie a couple of times, and the odd blat to Eastbourne, but I've mostly been on the MTB.

I did a couple of rounds of the BikeHutt cyclocross series. For my first go at CX I entered the half-hour fun race in the second race of four in the series and had a great time, ending up with a third. Yesterday I stepped up to the full hour + one lap at Trentham Park in the last race of the series. I had the stock skinny Bontrager 29-3 tyres back on, and took all the accesories off the mighty Fisher to give it a more crossy style and, crucially, make it slightly easier to lift. It's not a light bike by any stretch if the imagination. Anyway, I had a nice race, sliding around and sinking into the mud at my own pace somewhere back in the field. I was eventually lapped by the winner - Ken the cx loon riding on Zipp 404s and Campagnolo Record! - but I don't think by anyone else. Had a bit of a friendly battle with a guy in VIC shorts, on a single speed, passing and getting passed which was great motivation to not slack off. He passed me on our last lap and beat me eventually.

With riding out to Trentham, racing then riding home I was pretty shattered on Sunday afternoon. I like it. If I can chase off the cold that seems to be approaching I may go road racing next weekend - the Balfour Pennington series, race 2 I think.