New England Dreaming

It's not often that things live up to the hype. Think of all the albums you've bought all the movies you've gone to see that were supposed to be the greatest thing ever and they were barely meh. When we got in the car last Friday morning to start the 10 hour drive to Boston for 2 hours of bike racing the hype was high and at about hour 8 we slightly began to question if this trip was worth it. When we awoke to steady rain Saturday morning it was a little unsettling, but this was New England and cross racing so it may not have been proper without at least a little mud.
Once we reached the venue at Gloucester and began to see the lay out of the course the excitement started to settle in. I got my number at reg and quickly made my way over to the Mad Alchemy tent to get myself some special blend for the weekend and glad I did when Sunday's constant mist and cold winds came through.
We were lucky enough to spend the weekend with C3 crew from Baltimore. Since I started traveling to MAC races a few years ago I've always admired and kind of looked up to these guys and girls. They are always are supper supportive of each other, encouraging and making sure everyone has what they need. Getting to race with Auer and Fatmarc was super cool and it's always awesome when BA and Kat are around.
As far as the racing goes, it was incredible. The courses, the competition, the weather it was all pretty much perfect. Watching the battle between Johnson and Powers on Sunday may have been some of the best bike racing I have ever seen. Also watching Steevo battle Ted King in a skills verse pure power display was totally worth standing in the cool mist of the Atlantic.
I already miss Boston and the people who live there. I think that Gloucester is going to have to become a regular thing.

JPow and Ben Berden