Mid-Atlantic Super Series 2010: DTS Fairhill Classic

Fair Hill, MD
Sunday July 18, 2010
by: John Glodek

The DTS Fairhill Classic is fast becoming one of my favorite summer races.  The format is simple…one large 20 mile loop over some really solid trails.  Being a Cat-2 the race had an early start…8:45am…so my girl and I had to get up early.  Had a little warm up knowing that I would be able to get into it on the 2 mile dirt road lead into the singletrack.

Had a decent position dumping into the singletrack…made a good amount of passes through some twisty trails…then dumped my chain…again…seems to be a theme for me.  Got out onto the gravel road connectors and made up some time on the lead group.

Felt great throughout the race.  I was climbing real strong…but was in no man’s land for the majority of the time…passing a few here and there.  Lost one bottle early on, so I had to conserve some fluids until I got to an aid station.  Luckily there were a good amount and got a fresh bottle from the DTS volunteers…nice.

With a few miles left the legs began to tighten up and cramp a little.  Put the rest of my fluids into my body and made the break for the finish.

Finished with a good pace and a smile when I saw my girl right there!  Downed a coke in the air conditioned pavillion…cleaned up…headed home for a needed nap!

Again…thanks for reading!