Sandbagging?

At last night's Catamount Race, I opted to downgrade my race from 3 to 2 laps. It had been 4 weeks since my last Wednesday night race, and I have not been feeling too fit lately.

And boy was I ever surprised to get 2nd in my age category, and 7th overall! By far, this is the greatest performance I have ever had there. But when you break down the numbers, if I had gone 3 laps, I would have been at the back of the pack. My lap times were around 16:30, a 16 minute lap. 3 would have put me at 48 minutes if I were to maintain my pace.

So was I sandbagging? Or did I make a lateral performance move that just so happens to benefit my placement?

Another thing that was weird, is that I was racing a geared bike. Kermit is sporting 9 forward gears these days. I forgot that I was supposed to pedal on the downhills! Whoops.

So the fundraising total is now $205.

If you want to donate, but haven't yet, click this link to donate directly in my name, or you can contact me via email or phone. The Point to Point is on the 11th! Be generous!