Another weekend, and another Cross Race! I headed down to Oceanside with Pip and "MTB Chick" Tonya Bray(who also writes for Mountain Bike Action), for what I was hoping was going to be anything but a 4th place finish!

Between Spooky Cross and this past weekend, I'm starting to think that the courses are being designed against me, last week there was "Sid and Lopes proof barriers" and this week was the worst possible course for an unfit Sid, who can no longer run. After watching the women’s race and seeing how it was a group ride requiring good flat-land power along with some running legs to get on and off the beach I knew I was in trouble with out any 'on the bike' technical sections. I made sure I was at the front of the group each time I had to dismount as I knew I could still be on the back of the group after stumbling over my own feet through the sand. Positioning paid off, once Prenzlow made the move I managed to latch on the back of him for a lap before being spat out the back. For the next 3 or so laps I managed to stay intact with the Prenzlow chasing group. Come the last lap I was in a group of 3 with Prenzlow still off the front, not feeling so good I was starting to think I jinxed myself with last week’s blog for a 4th place finish. Once that came to mind I made sure I was into the last running section first, hoping I wasn't going to finish last in the group of 3. I finished 2nd behind a determined Prenzlow who now has 100 So Cal Cross victories. Congrats to Brent!! He's also on a Specialized!!