Ok, so the exhaustion is starting to subside, but it is certainly still on the radar, so in summary here are a few tid bit's from National Championship's...
The Hardware goes to the girls!
Bri got 2nd place in Friday's XC and not only that, she turned in the 3rd fastest beginner women XC time of the day! Nice! While I am not personally pushing the class bump, I think she is considering doing it on her own. Either way, it will happen soon enough and she is flying...which would explain her SECOND medal of the weekend!
Yup, she entered her very first ever Super D (why not do it right at Nationals!) and she pedaled to another podium with a solid second place finish among a bunch of women from higher division classes. YES!
Not only that, but Smurfette continued her strong string of top calibure finishes by nailing another podium with a solid 3rd place at Nationals! Like Bri, she followed that up with a strong Super D performance in her first try as well. In fact, if not for getting cut off on the start, I think she would have gotten her second podium as well.
As for the local boys' John Pattullo pulled off a Super D podium after getting a good start and making a solid pass on the "half-way down climb" to finish a very impressive second! Nice work John!
Probably one of the most spectacular stories of the weekend had to come from "local" boy Aaron Bradford who pulled off a major upset in the Men's Pro Final Super D, dethroning the 5 time (straight!) champion: Adam Craig. Check out this video to see how his quick feet, sweet bike grab and aggressive start aided his decent of the race and the ascent of the podium! Not only a great start, but a smart pass on a course where passing was risky to dangerous at best shows why Aaron has not just the skills, but also the smarts and mental ability to get the job done.
Driving home with 3 podium medals between Bri and Shelly and a National Champion jersey with Aaron, it seems things worked out pretty good for our little group from Monterey.
Everything else at this point is a bit fuzzy and bedtime is all I can think about, so more to follow soon....
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