Ok, quick post here with no pictures because yet again, I have to race early tomorrow morning!! (ugh)
Sprints (probably my favorite race after the 500 but also the most nerve wracking): I qualified third which wasn't great. Just didn't get that good of a warm up; it was an OK warm up but I could have done better (i am not always known for good warm ups as my road teammates and coach know). We underestimated how long the 3k pursuits would take and cut it too close with getting to the track.
I won my first ride pretty easily. Big Sock pushed me out for the second ride and my disc felt funky. then it started sounding funky. then i looked down and noticed that my tire was FLAT. i was only coming out of turn 2 at this time on the first lap! i had no idea if this was a legit mechanical or really what to do, so i decided to keep riding. by the time we wound it up i knew i was not going to contest the sprint. i did not want to go sliding down the track. so i ended up losing that round. i immediately checked my tire, and yep it was flat. not punctured flat but flat. Ron had checked both wheels when I started and they were fine. Later I talked with someone in the locker room who said she knew i had a flat because she could hear the wheel sounding funny from the infield. Now i had to do a third ride (ugh!). I won that ride which put me in the gold medal final.
The bottom line is this. I ended up with silver. My first ride went pretty well but she got me at the line. I just didn't have the legs in the second ride after trying to take her long. I was really happy with my racing in terms of having good tactics and riding smart. Just didn't have the horsepower for gold in the end.
Other results from our sprinters: Wil Zegers got 4th, Mark Pellitier got 5th, Mike Paulin got 7th, and Deborah Kidd got 4th. Kenny rode a great 200m and qualified 4th, but ended up 7th overall. Steve Worley and Paul Mack rode an awesome points race but didn't make the podium.
On to the pursuit tomorrow morning!
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