It's over.
Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.
Before the race, Danielle asked me if I have a lucky number (hers is 6). I told her not yet, I was still waiting for one to come to me. Then we joked about how my number plate for 24 Hour Nationals was 45, and that didn't really sound like a lucky number. Well, now I know, 45 is not my lucky number...neither is any combination of it...4, 5, 9, any multiple thereof.
Oh, and one more thing...there is no glory in Womens Singlespeed racing.
On a positive note, I felt freaking awesome...I doubted my legs on the first lap after the run from hell, but after I warmed up, I was on. I was really consistent until the bad luck fell upon me.
I ended up 8th out of 12 with 171.3 miles on a course that beats you to hell because it's so flat but bumpy in much of the singletrack. I had time for one more lap, but it wouldn't have made a difference. My fate was sealed with 8th place during the night. My hands, feet, and butt hurt the worst. No crashes. I was the only woman solo 24 hour singlespeeder. I guess everyone else is a lot smarter than me :)
Congrats to Danielle (3rd place solo female), Sarah Kauffman (4th place solo female), Mary Collier (5th place solo female), and Joe Partridge (3rd place SS). Also congrats to Eddie O (4th place solo male--2nd year in a row!) More later.
Before the race, Danielle asked me if I have a lucky number (hers is 6). I told her not yet, I was still waiting for one to come to me. Then we joked about how my number plate for 24 Hour Nationals was 45, and that didn't really sound like a lucky number. Well, now I know, 45 is not my lucky number...neither is any combination of it...4, 5, 9, any multiple thereof.
Oh, and one more thing...there is no glory in Womens Singlespeed racing.
On a positive note, I felt freaking awesome...I doubted my legs on the first lap after the run from hell, but after I warmed up, I was on. I was really consistent until the bad luck fell upon me.
I ended up 8th out of 12 with 171.3 miles on a course that beats you to hell because it's so flat but bumpy in much of the singletrack. I had time for one more lap, but it wouldn't have made a difference. My fate was sealed with 8th place during the night. My hands, feet, and butt hurt the worst. No crashes. I was the only woman solo 24 hour singlespeeder. I guess everyone else is a lot smarter than me :)
Congrats to Danielle (3rd place solo female), Sarah Kauffman (4th place solo female), Mary Collier (5th place solo female), and Joe Partridge (3rd place SS). Also congrats to Eddie O (4th place solo male--2nd year in a row!) More later.
posted by Namrita O'Dea at
3:55 PM
11 Comments:
168 miles on a single speed???
WOW!!!! That is freakin' awesome.
Way to go !!!!!
168 miles? WOW!!! That's really impressive Namrita. Awesome job. Congrats to you and Eddie.
thanks, guys!
actually, the results say 171.3 miles now that i look at it..which makes my longest SS race to date. the winner did 257+ miles!!! crazy.
Congratulatoins Namrita. You are a super star. 172 miles is more than 3 TIMES the mileage I have ever done on a mtb. I am super proud of you girl. WAY TO GOOOO!!!!
Congratulations Namrita! I'm sorry for your bad luck but good for you for hanging tough and sticking it out despite it all. Where are you seeing results posted?
Congratulations Namrita! I'm sorry for all your bad luck but good for you for hanging tough and sticking it out despite it all. Where are you seeing results posted?
I've always known how awesome you are. This just adds more icing to an already sweet cake!
Nice work Nam!!
So are you glad you ended up racing Nationals v. "just" the 24?
Great job Namrita!!! You looked really strong when I saw you in the morning.
Hopefully we will be racing on a different Nationals course next year, right? One with a few hills maybe and not so many rocks!!!
Namrita, I heard of you through Danilles blog.
AWESOME JOB on you finish!!!!!
You rock!!
I have to try to ride a single speed one of these days;0
thanks, all, for the kind words. it's nice to hear especially when i wasn't 100% happy with the race.
moonbeam, yeah, i'm glad i did it. i would have finished better in the co-ed SS category (5th i think), but it doesn't really matter in the end!
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