I kicked off the 2010 race season this last Saturday at the Minnesota Mountain Bike Series race #1. We showed up early to beat the lines at registration. The sun was out, it looked like it was going to be a beautiful day. About 30 minutes be for the start They announced a storm was coming and the race would be delayed. We went back to the car and waited for an hour and a half while it poured rain and lightning lit up the sky. We finally started two hours late and it was going to be muddy! Racing is about the only time I get to ride in the mud and I like it.
There was a short section of asphalt before the fun started. I think I passed as many people on the ground as I did riding. It was by far the muddiest race I have ever been in, I had a blast!
I didn't crash and finished 29th overall out of 160 racers. I took 2nd place in my age class and only missed first by nine seconds.
Unfortunately Zach still needed a little more recovery time from his shoulder surgery in April and decided to wait until the next race to start his season.
