Moved up to Level 2 NICA Coaching

Have fun keeping active with my son on his mountain bike team, school club.  I applied and have moved up to level two as a NICA coach. Taking a first aid and CPR class along with some other courses online. 

This weekend we head out of town again for the second of five races on the season. The weather will be cooler up north again, this time in Prescott. I see him getting stronger on the bike, even though he is really not a fan of hills. Then again who is? 

I ordered a new rear wheel cassette I'll install either before we leave on the two hour drive, or set up a little shop inside the hotel room and get his bike prepped for Saturday's race. 

Race Day a little over a month away

So I am signed up with three other friends to do the Showdown at Usery this year.  Last year I competed as a duo, doing four laps of the almost 11 mile course.  This year it will only be two laps as the four of us will be trading out who is riding. I rode the course Saturday morning for a training workout, not really out to set any blazing times or anything, but just get a feel for the course again and know where I need to made some adjustment in my training.  We have just a little over a month and a half before race day.  Saturday morning I struggled hard with riding eastbound looking directly into the sun.  I had a hard time navigating the trail and the washes and turns, I couldn’t wait until the sun was to my side or behind me. 

Some of the washes on the course are a little thick with sand still, but that shouldn’t be a problem.  I will try and get out there a bunch more times leading up to race day.