Frisco cross re-cap

it's late, so I'll make these quick. considering my legs never felt super strong or fresh either day, and I'm battling what I hope is the tail-end of a mild sinus infection....it was pretty fun.

Day 1 course-
road start, uphill, for about 1/4mi. Then hairpin left, downhill on the road, grab a bunch of brakes, sharp right onto wood chip singletrack. ride this bumpy flat til the sandy downhill chicane. right out by the softball fields, through some soft spongy grass, off-camber left hander onto the frisbee golf course, then another left and a sharp right down back on the grass. up near the ski lodge, then back up towards the disc golf course, sharp left and downhill on loose double track. hit a crappy, deteriorating run-up, then bang a left back around the ski lodge, through some more grass, over a triple barrier, hairpin right around the water fountain, through parking lot and back up the road grind.
Well, I had a great start and was riding top 3, even 1st after the 1st lap. But sure enough Mark Legg and Phenice and Wardell and all the big boys laid down some attacks early. What seemed like a tolerable start effort for me soon began to manifest itself in the form of a matchbook with few matches left....all after 3 laps. I exploded and faded from 3rd to about 8th in one lap. Then from there I was trying to ride with Mark and David, only to get shelled even off that group to settle in for 11th. Not too good, but another day ahead.

Day 2 course-
Same road climb to start, but only half as long, then a sharp left dumped us onto the wood chippy singletrack, popped back on the road after about 200yds, then up a steeper road for another 300yds, then left onto some dirt with a good chicane turn going right then left, and then a high-speed left sweeper, setting us up for the slow gravel pit slog, along with a hairpin to exit. Then it was onto a fast false flat up to the downhill chicane area from Day 1. This time the chicane was out, so we just powered down the loose dirt face and were by the softball field. One hairpin left behind home plate, then a set of quadruple barriers by the 3rd base line. Then down around the field to the disc golf course, this time with one left hairpin, then basically right back to the ski lodge and more grass. Then a very awkward off-camber barrier with quick turn and re-mount. Then around through the parking lot and back through the start road climb.
Basicallyt...remembering yesterday's shooting star performance, I held off right away. The start seemed a bit harder, and I soon was in about 10th place. A few spots too far back, but I wanted to save some matches this time. I settled in around 10th, basically traded punches with a few guys like Opperman and Overstreet, but in the end didn't have that last match needed to follow Overstreet's wheel as he left me to bridge up to Thompson's group. Still fun. I seem to be always in the top half of the field, but also often in no man's land, just off the initial selection. I am going to make that first group, for more than 10 minutes, in one of these races.