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A few of us headed down to Brian Head to clean up after Drew, Lucy, Brad, Jim and Steve. Brian Head was the last stop of the NMBS series. Erika Powers lined up for her first national Pro races and her first Short Track race ever. I called her silly, as going that hard at 10,000 feet was gonna hurt. She made it about halfway though the 20 minutes before being pulled on a short minute 20 second lap. She ended up in 16th place. Erika got to start the 24 mile mega XC race in a group of Pro's men and women as the organizers started them together due to the long steep climb. She had a spectacular race coming in 17th place. GOOD JOB ERIKA!! 
Blake Zumbrunnen lined up for the STXC as well and was on the back line for the start, not a good place to be, he made it through for 25th. He recovered in time for sunday, where he took 31st in the XC. Jim Harper rode his god legs to an impressive first place in the sport men 45-49 group Monique Simone rode a strong race, stopped to give a teammate a tube and big air and ended up in First place in the Expert Women 30-39 group, she also took 2nd overall in the NMBS series as a result. I don't even know if she knows, as she took off for home soon after the race. Bob Saffell, well I had 2 flats, a bent ust valve core, a bent tube valve, a 45 minute walk along the course till my saviour Monique showed up, a bonk 2 miles from the finish and in the end, 6th out of 6 finish. Oh well, thats what i get for not checking to see if my tires needed stans in them. Good Job everyone, and if the NMBS returns to Brian Head next year, make it a point to go, the course is classic, the town quaint and the trails epic. |
