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HEY MARC HOW DO YOU REALLY FEEL ABOUT BIKE RACING?

Pedal Palooza Crit men's 2/3 When registering for this race I had remembered what my homie Walton Brush(MASHsf/MikesBikes) said racing in the pro/1 category last year. The course was really tight and he hadn't rode in a race with that many crashes before. SO! I was going into this race with the mentality that rubber side down would need to stay true! 34 racers reg'd and the prize pot was 2,000 doll hairs. And placing was 20 riders deep! So I knew i could come away with my reg money and then some! Nick Shaffer? From Marc Pro Strava was a familiar face I saw on the reg list. So I ran into him before the race and talked strategy. Going pretty much off the bat was the MO. And I was down with it. It was an eight corner crit. And about fifty percent of the course was marked of with barriers. The rest were orange cones. There weren't enough volunteers and it was noticed during this race. Not even three laps had gone by and some random druggy from the neighborhood made her way onto the course. I had stayed top 10-12 the whole time so I was able to avoid obstacle number one. Everyone else was spooked. The paced slowed. So I decided to attack. Brought the pace back up, and we were racing again. Two laps later a car had made it's way onto the course. Right up the block from the start/finish, just before turn one. "What the eff was the moto ahead doing?! Why weren't the orange vests doing their jobs?!" This stayed in my mind when not even that lap was over when the same car had some way made it's way to turn 8... What?! The moto was horizontal behind it too! So it was either face plant onto the car or t-bone the moto. I had been fourth wheel at that moment so I bolted around three of the guys ahead of me and attempted another break. Guys that attacked with me were confused why still no one had been doin their job. ANYWAYS! The race continued. Two laps later Nick from Mark Pro had collided with yet another Ped at turn seven. Went down really hard and broke his nose. Some how though had enough to get back in the race and i believe finished top 15! Sorry to jump ahead. After that accident a 35+ rider had attacked and held off the group for about 5 seconds. No one else looked liked they were in the mood to go after him. He kept his jump for about two more laps. Myself and a rider from team TR? Attacked. Caught the old dude and we had ourselves a successful break. After about four laps the old dude fell off. The TR rider received a rear flat with six laps to go, but still was trucking up front with me! As we had one lap to go the peloton caught up with us just before turn seven. Turn eight is when I was passed by seven other racers. I placed 9th over all and am still waiting to receive my money prize. This was a stressful race and I feel bad for Nick and his broken nose. This was for sure a good experience, but I doubt I'd do this race again. Hopefully Giuseppe was entertained! Haha

Rollin in. #provantagesports #squadrasf (at Caldecott Tunnel)

What a depressing ride with Drew... This captures pretty much the opposite if what goes on on these rides haha. #provantagesports #squadrasf #tieniduro (at Caldecott Tunnel)

Another successful 2hrs and I only had to carry the 3lbs of local honey from the farmer's market for about 20min. #provantagesports #innersportchiropractic #squadrasf (at Montclair Farmers Market)

Friends! Ran into some #oaklandyellowjackets for another "landmark" ride of 2.5hrs. Still feeling strong and comfortable. #provantagesports #innersportchiropractic #squadrasf (at Orinda)