Nittany Lion's Cross - Julie Lockhart
Nittany Lion Cross UCI C2 – MAC SERIES
Masters Women 45+
51 Starters
Julie Lockhart – 40th overall, 4th in 45+
A friend challenged me to ‘come’ to his race. We arrived on Friday in time to ride the course. Fast and flat with chicanes to introduce technical interest, as well as short banks to climb. I had the goal to stick nearer the middle of the pack of 11:00 riders (all 3 groups) ... I felt really good, having used my track bike at the velodrome for a great warm up. It took most of the first lap for the strong 3/4’s to start catching me – I was psyched, I continued strong in 3rd of my group for 2 full laps having passed one early on. I had missed two early pileups ultimately I was passed by another of my group, my remount skills still need work. Gorgeous sunny day, and the Velodrome announcer kept announcing our races as well as t he Track races. Highly recommend for Masters Women.