Tenacity
So I just decided (at 8 am today) that I should definitely be racing Semi Pro next year and not Expert Senior I. So you know what I did? I logged back into my USA Cycling and gave them a resume (with explanations this time) that they should be unable to deny. Let me know if you would upgrade me to Semi Pro:
Here are a few races in particular where I would have finished and placed in the Semi-Pro category:
2005 Hopbrook Dam (Pro/Semi-Pro)
Salem Mazzawy 178 02:08:45
Justin Finn 180 02:21:36
Brian Wolff 176 02:40:44
Mike Jous 183 DNF DNF
Brett Racine 181 DNF DNF
Roland Meunier 179 DNF DNF
Bill Barrows 182 DNF DNF
(Expert 01-18)Greg Carpenter 738 02:32:16
Timothy Halliday 741 02:35:12
Colt McElwaine 737 02:43:29
Jerome Townsend 735 02:48:49
David Scherp 740 03:02:31
Nicholas Leigh 736 03:03:22
Worth Wolcott 739 03:03:23
Brendan Rogers 742 DNF DNF
As you can see, I would have finished 3rd in the Pro/Semi-Pro category out of 8 riders. The conditions were super tough and it forced 4 out of 7 starters to DNF, while I stayed strong the entire race and finished well.
2005 Fat Tire Classic
There were 19 starters in the Pro/Semi-Pro field. In four laps, my average lap times were 19.5 minutes, while 11th place in the Pro/Semi-Pro field averaged 19.6 minute laps for five laps. That pace at one more lap would have put me at 11th place in a 20 man field.
2005 Hodges Village Dam
The times for this race ranged from 1 hour 28 minutes to 1 hour 39 minutes for the Pro/Semi-Pro men (along with 2 DNF's). My time on this same course was 1 hour 43 minutes, and I flatted. To put this into perspective, Troy Wells who is a Pro finished this course in 1 hour 37 minutes.
2005 All Out in Moody Park
In the EFTA circuit I raced Expert 18-26 and there is no Pro/Semi-Pro category. At this race I finished 6th, and 4 of the people in front of me race Pro or Semi Pro. The rider who got 4th, Justin Finn, placed 5th at the Mount Snow Norba National in XC, and I was only 6 minutes off his pace at All Out in Moody Park.
2005 Brian Head Norba National
At this race, the Junior X field and the Semi Pro field started at the same time and did the exact race. There were 35 starters in the Semi Pro field, and my time (in Junior X) would have given me 26th place, which is pretty good for a Norba National.
Now that you have seen particular cases for my upgrade, I will suppy the rest of my resume.
2005 Mountain Bike Results:
4th- Root 66 Northeast Regional Cross Country Championship Series (Expert 1-18)
2nd- NORBA Root 66 #1- Hopbrook Dam
2nd- NORBA Root 66- Channel 3 Short Track (Expert 19-34)
3rd- NORBA Root 66 #2- Fat Tire Classic
3rd- NORBA Root 66 #8- Nutmeg State Games
3rd- NORBA Root 66 #4- Coyote Hill Classic
3rd- NORBA Root 66#10- Hodges Village Dam
4th- NORBA Root 66 #5- Channel 3 Mountain Bike Challenge
4th- EFTA NECS #4- The Pinnacle (Expert Senior 18-26)
6th- NORBA Root 66 #9- Tyler Mill
6th- EFTA NECS #4- All out in Moody Park (Expert Senior 18-26)
7th- NORBA Root 66 #3- Belltown Classic
9th- Quebec Cup (Expert 12-18)
14th- NORBA NMBS #6- Brian Head (Junior Expert)
18th- NORBA NMBS #2- Nova Stage Race (Junior Expert)
18th- NORBA NMBS #4- Schweitzer Mountain (Junior Expert)
2004 Mountain Bike Results:
1st- Smart Cycles Connecticut Point Series (SCCPS) (Expert 1-18)
1st- Smart Cycles New England Point Series (SCNEPS) (Expert 1-18)
3rd- Root 66 Race Series (RT66) (Expert 1-18)
6th- EFTA New England Championship Series (NECS) (Expert 12-17)
1st- NH State Championships
1st- 24 Hours of Pat’s Peak- 4 Man Expert Team
1st- SCCPS #5- Laurel City Loop
1st- SCCPS #8- Fat Tire Classic
2nd- MA State Championships
2nd- SCCPS #7 and SCNEPS #6- Lime Rock N Roll
2nd- NECS #7- Horror at Harding Hill
2nd- RT66 #8- Brialee
3rd- SCCPS #1 and SCNEPS #1- Fat Tire Classic
3rd- SCNEPS #3- Thunder and Lightning
3rd- SCNEPS #5- Beauty and the Beast
4th- SCCPS #4- Winsted Woods
4th- NECS #6- Landmine Mountain
5th- SCCPS #2- Cockaponsette Rock Garden Ramble
5th- RT66 #6- Hodges Village Dam6th- SCPPS #6- Tyler Mill
6th- NECS #1- Watershed Wahoo
6th- NECS #5- All Out in Moody Park
7th- SCCPS #3 and SCNEPS #2- Meadow Muffin Madness
7th- RT66 #3- Channel 3
As you may be able to see from these results, I had a slightly better year in 2004. This is due in part because I had a coach that year and the introduction of structured training helped me improve a lot. In 2005 however, I felt that I was not training hard enough, so for the 2006 season I am going to coach myself. I have read numerous books and am well on my way to planning a successful season for 2006 in the Semi Pro category.
*Now if that won't convince them, then I don't know what will. Plus, I didn't even let them know how good I look in a skinsuit.
Here are a few races in particular where I would have finished and placed in the Semi-Pro category:
2005 Hopbrook Dam (Pro/Semi-Pro)
Salem Mazzawy 178 02:08:45
Justin Finn 180 02:21:36
Brian Wolff 176 02:40:44
Mike Jous 183 DNF DNF
Brett Racine 181 DNF DNF
Roland Meunier 179 DNF DNF
Bill Barrows 182 DNF DNF
(Expert 01-18)Greg Carpenter 738 02:32:16
Timothy Halliday 741 02:35:12
Colt McElwaine 737 02:43:29
Jerome Townsend 735 02:48:49
David Scherp 740 03:02:31
Nicholas Leigh 736 03:03:22
Worth Wolcott 739 03:03:23
Brendan Rogers 742 DNF DNF
As you can see, I would have finished 3rd in the Pro/Semi-Pro category out of 8 riders. The conditions were super tough and it forced 4 out of 7 starters to DNF, while I stayed strong the entire race and finished well.
2005 Fat Tire Classic
There were 19 starters in the Pro/Semi-Pro field. In four laps, my average lap times were 19.5 minutes, while 11th place in the Pro/Semi-Pro field averaged 19.6 minute laps for five laps. That pace at one more lap would have put me at 11th place in a 20 man field.
2005 Hodges Village Dam
The times for this race ranged from 1 hour 28 minutes to 1 hour 39 minutes for the Pro/Semi-Pro men (along with 2 DNF's). My time on this same course was 1 hour 43 minutes, and I flatted. To put this into perspective, Troy Wells who is a Pro finished this course in 1 hour 37 minutes.
2005 All Out in Moody Park
In the EFTA circuit I raced Expert 18-26 and there is no Pro/Semi-Pro category. At this race I finished 6th, and 4 of the people in front of me race Pro or Semi Pro. The rider who got 4th, Justin Finn, placed 5th at the Mount Snow Norba National in XC, and I was only 6 minutes off his pace at All Out in Moody Park.
2005 Brian Head Norba National
At this race, the Junior X field and the Semi Pro field started at the same time and did the exact race. There were 35 starters in the Semi Pro field, and my time (in Junior X) would have given me 26th place, which is pretty good for a Norba National.
Now that you have seen particular cases for my upgrade, I will suppy the rest of my resume.
2005 Mountain Bike Results:
4th- Root 66 Northeast Regional Cross Country Championship Series (Expert 1-18)
2nd- NORBA Root 66 #1- Hopbrook Dam
2nd- NORBA Root 66- Channel 3 Short Track (Expert 19-34)
3rd- NORBA Root 66 #2- Fat Tire Classic
3rd- NORBA Root 66 #8- Nutmeg State Games
3rd- NORBA Root 66 #4- Coyote Hill Classic
3rd- NORBA Root 66#10- Hodges Village Dam
4th- NORBA Root 66 #5- Channel 3 Mountain Bike Challenge
4th- EFTA NECS #4- The Pinnacle (Expert Senior 18-26)
6th- NORBA Root 66 #9- Tyler Mill
6th- EFTA NECS #4- All out in Moody Park (Expert Senior 18-26)
7th- NORBA Root 66 #3- Belltown Classic
9th- Quebec Cup (Expert 12-18)
14th- NORBA NMBS #6- Brian Head (Junior Expert)
18th- NORBA NMBS #2- Nova Stage Race (Junior Expert)
18th- NORBA NMBS #4- Schweitzer Mountain (Junior Expert)
2004 Mountain Bike Results:
1st- Smart Cycles Connecticut Point Series (SCCPS) (Expert 1-18)
1st- Smart Cycles New England Point Series (SCNEPS) (Expert 1-18)
3rd- Root 66 Race Series (RT66) (Expert 1-18)
6th- EFTA New England Championship Series (NECS) (Expert 12-17)
1st- NH State Championships
1st- 24 Hours of Pat’s Peak- 4 Man Expert Team
1st- SCCPS #5- Laurel City Loop
1st- SCCPS #8- Fat Tire Classic
2nd- MA State Championships
2nd- SCCPS #7 and SCNEPS #6- Lime Rock N Roll
2nd- NECS #7- Horror at Harding Hill
2nd- RT66 #8- Brialee
3rd- SCCPS #1 and SCNEPS #1- Fat Tire Classic
3rd- SCNEPS #3- Thunder and Lightning
3rd- SCNEPS #5- Beauty and the Beast
4th- SCCPS #4- Winsted Woods
4th- NECS #6- Landmine Mountain
5th- SCCPS #2- Cockaponsette Rock Garden Ramble
5th- RT66 #6- Hodges Village Dam6th- SCPPS #6- Tyler Mill
6th- NECS #1- Watershed Wahoo
6th- NECS #5- All Out in Moody Park
7th- SCCPS #3 and SCNEPS #2- Meadow Muffin Madness
7th- RT66 #3- Channel 3
As you may be able to see from these results, I had a slightly better year in 2004. This is due in part because I had a coach that year and the introduction of structured training helped me improve a lot. In 2005 however, I felt that I was not training hard enough, so for the 2006 season I am going to coach myself. I have read numerous books and am well on my way to planning a successful season for 2006 in the Semi Pro category.
*Now if that won't convince them, then I don't know what will. Plus, I didn't even let them know how good I look in a skinsuit.
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