I woke up at 4:50 am and at 5:15 I left to Snelling. While I was driving their were strong showers, but I still wanted to participate in the race, even though I was in the waiting list. Fifteen minutes, before the race started, they told me that I was going to be in the race.
Being my first race, I wasn’t nervous, in the other hand, I felt comfortable and relived that I was able to race. When the race started I felt sure of myself because we were going fifteen to eighteen miles per hour. After three miles the person ,giving the signals, gave the sign for us to go on and everyone started attacking, going 25 to 27 mph. But still, I was doing good and was within the pack. The only problem were the puddles on the road that were really deep; my feet would touch the water as we rode through them. Throughout the race I was within the pack even though sometimes I would be in the back, other times I would be in the front. The speed was varied. On the last lap everyone started to go faster and before, about a quarter of a mile from the finish line there was an accident, which made the pack move to the left side of the road, causing me to stay in the back. After passing the accident, on the last turn, everyone started attacking to the finish line. I started attacking late and ended up in 14th place. Even though I didn’t get the top 5 I was glad to be able to complete my first race.
Gonzalo Carrillo