After everything I had heard about the circuit race and the speedway, I wanted to win. I've wanted to win this circuit race since the day I found out I was coming to Sea Otter. But how could I put out the effort required to win when I knew, in the back of my mind, there was another race less than an hour afterward?
Answer, say your goals out loud. I told everyone, my teammates, my director, mechanic and my host parents, I wanted to win this race. Now, the win out weighed the short track by a LARGE margin.
Long story short, the race went as planned and I won. I used the cork screw to my advantage, attacked on the downhill, and held off the other two. It was a sweet victory!
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After a few short interviews, I changed my jersey, my socks, shoes, gloves and bicycle. Time for the short track.
I've never done a short track mtn bike race before. There was no pressure and no expectations (I thought I may go from getting first to getting last).
I've never done a short track mtn bike race before. There was no pressure and no expectations (I thought I may go from getting first to getting last).
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