(pictures courtesy of Joe Curtes and Madcross)

Two weekends of cyclocross with races that were at total opposite ends of the racing spectrum. Last weekend had CX racers scratching their heads trying to figure out how to replace the 2 canceled WCA races. The Curtes bothers answered the call big time by coming up with an extremely fun and low key CX race at Beechwood; the 1st Annual Beechwood Recoil. An instant classic as the black-n-white demonstrates well! 60 minutes of high intensity racing followed by food, beer, and great conversation amongst both old & new friends.

Weekend #2 for this post is the Halloween CX extravaganza held at Washington Park. The picture is not of a CFF client (thankfully) but a good representation of what I mean by the opposite end of the spectrum. Pretty intense racing! Hopefully my CX clients have received enough guidance to have a crash  like this be an unlikely outcome. It happens. Anyhow, both Patrick & Sean made their first appearances at a WCA CX race with pretty solid results as an outcome, Grant was up to 6th out of a field of 92 = awesome! Ben made his debut in the Cat 3's finishing in mid pack; also solid with better days to come. And, Mike raced to a 9th place finish in the very competitive Cat 1/2 race. He tends to race better on day #2 so I'll be real interested to hear how Sunday went in Chicago.

My races turned out pretty well at both events. Beechwood = a hard earned 3rd place on a very challenging course. Washington Park = another win making it two WCA races in a row! I'm feeling a huge amount of gratitude when it comes to these winning experiences. When you get it right, it makes all of the hard work so worth it!! Thanks for being part of it