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salmon arm salty dog

5/17/2016

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the salmon arm salty dog went pretty well for my dad and i, (being that it was a team race) we were 5th in our category. i was able to pull of some pretty good lap times. going into the race i wanted again to work on breathing more controlled breaths which i was able to do. there were also a few athletes that i wanted to place ahead of in lap times, our first lap wasn't comparable because i started first for my team and they started second on theirs and the starting lap is a bit longer so their first lap times were about a minute faster but on their second lap/my second lap after their teammate had gone twice my times were a few seconds faster.
some things that i would like to improve on would be:
-stable core while riding(i was bobbing to much which decreases efficiency)
-do five laps instead of 4
All in all this was a great training race i definitely recommend doing it, i'll probably be back next year unless there are some Canada cups that i can race.
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Surrey Junkyard Dog bc cup

5/1/2016

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The surrey Junkyard Dog bc cup went pretty well, I was 3rd, after being sick with a cold prior and during the race i felt pretty good with 3rd.
The course was absolutely flat so it wasn't exactly my kind of course, it was a bit tight so it was definitely up to who could be the smoothest through the tight corners. It had rained the night before so a few of the wooden features were unridable.  On the course there were some road bits that I could push but wasn't able to make up enough time on second.
​I felt pretty good throughout the race but i think that I should have pushed harder through the woods sections.
Even though I didn't push hard enough through the woods I was able to focus on the three things I wanted to work on:
-breathing slow and controlled breaths(I found that this really helped focus my mind)
​- better tyre choice(I am currently running the ardent race tyres from maxxis and if you are looking for a new set of tyres I strongly recommend them) 
​ -faster on the descents(there was no descending however I have gotten a lot faster on the descents since the canada cup)
Things that I would want to improve the next time would be:
-give 100% the whole race and don't stop till the end
-learn to rail corners even faster
All in all the Junkyard Dog went pretty well and again with every race comes the learning benefits.

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bear mountain xco canada cup  race report

3/7/2016

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The bear mountain canada cup went pretty decently(I got 6th) . Going into the race i didn't focus on anything to work on I just wanted to sort of find my legs for the season. 
​The course didn't really suit me for the reasons that it was a power man's kind of course, it had no climbs over 100-150 meters, it was really slick and muddy and technical. Being a small rider with not the most powerful legs, I wasn't able to let my weight factor in on the the climbs so I was often out powered by bigger riders on the punchy climbs(on courses like the test of humanity where there are lots of longer climbs I will usually place higher than the athletes that beat me on these types of courses) .
The descents on the course were really fun, they were full of mud, roots, rocks and on the flowy bits berms and jumps. I am not THE faststest descender but I was able to hang on the the other riders while doing so. 
The things that I want to work on for next time are:
​-breathing slower( I breathed to fast and as a result wasn't able to focus as well)
- better tyre choice( i was running hard pack dry xc tyres and was slipping a fair bit in the mud)
-get faster on the descents (period)
All in all I had a super fun time racing and hanging out and meeting new people who ride. And with every race comes the benefit of learning what can be improved the next time. 
 


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