Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Oxford Endurance Weekend

Last weekend, Jeff competed in the cycling portion of Oxford Endurance Weekend. There were three cycling events: 8:30 a.m. Saturday--Race of Truth Time Trial (13 miles), followed by the Plein Air Classic (22 mile road race) at 1:00 p.m. On Sunday at 9:05 a.m., the event concluded with the Oxford Square Criterium.

That's Jeff in the middle, waiting for the time trial to start. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the time trial, it is a race against the clock. Here, each competitor starts individually in 30 second intervals.


Still waiting, but ready to go!


Caroline conducted official business while we waited on Jeff to complete the time trial.

I was unable to get any pictures from the road race. Caroline was finishing her nap as it started but we were able to see Jeff right after he finished. It's a good thing we didn't go for the race because, according to my phone, it was 102 and it said "feels like 126" which I assume meant that was the heat index! In case you don't get the idea, it was extremely hot!!!


Jeff racing in the criterium in Downtown Oxford. This race lasted for 30 minutes and consisted of laps around a part of downtown and the square.


Here's another shot of Jeff in the criterium. He had a strong race and was able to separate himself from many of the other competitors.
Overall Results:
Jeff finished 6th in the time trial, 13th in the road race, and 4th in the criterium. Points are awarded according to your finish in each race. Among those competing in all three events (the Omnium), Jeff won 3rd place overall. Also, the top 3 overall in the Category 5 Omnium were all from Tupelo: Adam Morris finished 1st, Josh Westmoreland finished 2nd, and Jeff was 3rd.

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