The Crosswind Classic marks the first road race of the Arkansas competitive Cycling calendar in 2012. It begins and ends tomorrow in Galloway just east of Little Rock and promises to be one of the flattest races of the season. Flat may sound easy, but I can assure you it's actually harder than most hilly events. With hills, the legs get used much differently going up and down the grades but more importantly, there is a significant rest for the legs even when pedaling downhill. With the warm/mild winter we've had, there should be some strong men and women showing up at the start line tomorrow as most have been training more than usual for this time of year. I expect we'll see some familiar local faces along with our colleagues from NW Arkansas, Memphis and even a few of my teammates from Oklahoma toeing the line in the different race categories. Yours truly will be racing the masters race which begins at 10:40 a.m.
Personally, I'm not sure what to expect as my training has been a little disjointed due to all of the travel I've been doing the past several months. I have managed some good training sessions though and hopefully a little luck and good attitude will help me net a decent result tomorrow in my 52 mile event.
The race wheels are on the Jolly Roger (my new bike) and I'll head out after work to do some leg opening efforts in anticipation of a good battle tomorrow. Stay tuned for a full race report later this weekend. Keep Calm and Race On!
