Three out of Two aint bad#

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:43:04 +0000

That was a whole lot more fun than I was expecting, and I got a podium (first ever). Third place in Category 2.

First race: 1500m. Start went off fast, which was a shame because I didn't. "Oh, that was the whistle? Perhaps I'd better go now". Fred and Matt went off first, a bunch of people following, and me behind them. They started flagging after about three laps so I overtook them, finished third.

Second race: 3000m. Better start, and fairly early we managed to establish a solid LSST presence at the front. Three attempted breaks from behind by the Powerslide team: the first we had to hunt down and kill, and the others never really made it past us. Thought I had a third place, but was beaten on the line. Lesson: don't dismiss the tired-looking skater as actually tired, he might not be.

Third race: 5000m, Cat 1 & 2 combined for a points race. At random times the officials would ring the bell, and then award a point to whoever was in front on the lext lap - so lots of sprinting at the front and complete disarray everywhere else. Really bad start, so I was somewhere else.