PedalFest Deer Valley Race

I did the Deer Valley race this morning. It was wet, but fun. I felt like it was one of my better races. I finished 8 out of 10. The main difference was I felt like I was actually racing. There were people in my category around me that I was trying to pass or prevent from passing me. I had a good first lap, although still a little slow on the initial climb. By the end of the first lap I had passed 3 or 4 people in my category. The second lap did no go as well. I forgot my gu. Then on the first steep climb I accidentally shifted into a hard gear and got stopped. Several people passed me while I was pushing to get started again. Then on the downhill I lost control and ended up in some scrub oak. Then towards the end a guy in my category passed me and then stopped in front of me forcing me to have to stop. That really cost me a lot of time. Overall it was really fun.