The NJ ITT was the 5th race in the NJBA Women’s
Cat 4 Cup series.
My primary objective was to finish the 40K time trial as
quickly as possible. I suppose that didn’t vary from everyone else’s objective,
but mine was for a different reason.
About 40 miles away in Philadelphia, someone who was very
special to me was participating in the most important race of her life, The
Liberty Classic.
I hopped off the bike and into my car, not even taking the
time to get changed. On the drive to Philly I thought about the two years that
we stood together on Lemon Hill, watching the race. Now it was her turn.
I arrived, cowbell in hand, just in time to see the third
climb up Lemon Hill and rang that bell so hard that there’s a cut in my finger.
The time trial seems like ages ago, but I’m pretty sure that
when I wake up tomorrow morning I’ll be feeling it and quickly remember the
suffering I endured for an hour and nine minutes.
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