The Firecracker is a unique race, sporting a short course multi-lap format [spectator friendly], and winding through a freeride area.
[hmm, how time flies - almost 3 weeks after the fact, I've only writ one sentence]
Was camping with the family at Alsea Falls, and packed up Sunday morning and drove the 2 hours or so to Falls City. Late start - noonish - so no big early morning panic scene. Mostly the same course as last year, with a little extra climbing thrown in at the top. The usual mediocre mid-summer crowd shows up, and there's lots of room as the race starts up the fire-road climb. I have a pretty good start - been training for that - and the first lap climb is done with great energy. The downhill is nice - lots of turns, jumps [but don't take the huge jumps marked with yellow flags - they're often massive freerider gap jumps]. Have to do 5 laps, and do high-fives with the family members each time around. Lap 4 is painful, and Lap 5 is quite a chore. I'm under 26 minutes the first lap, and up to almost 32 minutes on the last lap. Get 3rd out of 7. The first place guy is way ahead - like 15 minutes ahead of me. Hmm... the only other time I raced against him was at FTF where I beat him - are you sure you did 5 laps ? :)
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are you going to elaborate on how your family gave you diligent high 5 every lap...and how you came home with 3rd place?
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