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Old 07-19-12, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by AzTallRider
Sara - Just in case you need more evidence that your first crit experience is normal:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...0#post14496730
"Substantial percentage of people get dropped in their first crit.

Typically it's either because 1) they don't have the fitness/training to deal with the repeated accelerations, 2) they don't know how to race, and get dropped by being in the wrong place wrong time, expending unecessary energy etc., or 3) a combination of 1 and 2.

Doing some races takes care of the second reason. Training, particularly doing some short intervals on short rest, takes care of the first.

Its not unusual for people dropped in their first race or two to be competitive after they get a few under their belt."



Did the OP write that for me? Seriously, that's hitting the nail squarely on my head. The responses following that post was equally important. AzT, thank you!
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