Bully Cup Preview

Yesterday the Boulevard Cup preview was out at Wyandotte County park where the Cyclocross Nationals will be this year. It was a hot and sunny day pushing 90 degrees, certainly not cross weather, but any day is a good day for cross. Rolling up, it didn't appear there were that many people, but they came out of the woodwork with probably 40+ locals out to jockey it up. We did an easy lap together then hit up a real start and bombed it. The pace was pretty high in the front and I was dying of thirst in the heat. The course was mainly in rolling grass with a couple of short paved sections, one barrier, and the railroad tie runup (look for that one at nats). We did a 45 minute session that left most of us red-faced and needing something cold to drink. Luckily there were some cold ones on hand for recovery. It was a great time to blow out the cobwebs and turn it up a notch. That level of intestity can't be replicated until you get a bunch of competitive guys together and say GO! Can't wait for the next one.