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My competition and me (202) on the start line.
Hi all, last weekend I raced in the Nevada City Dirt Classic Race #2, and it was awesome. I competed in the Cat 2 15-18 division.
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I did three laps on the almost 6 miles course that included the infamous "Rock Garden" on Upper Pioneer Trail, Halleluiah Trail, and part of Upper Pioneer Trail. My total mileage was 17.95 miles, my time was 1:43:34, I had a average speed of 10.4 mph, and ended up coming 2nd place.
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