So tonight I did the only short track race held in Alaska. It was a pretty fun race, the course was perfect for me and there was a light pole at the bottom of a super steep fast hill to dodge. It was 25 minutes +2 laps. Within 2 laps local road race champ, Matt Navokavich, and I broke away from the 20 person field. On lap 4 I try to get a gap on one of the two steep uphills. That did me no good. I tried again every other lap, but kept failing. Finally at 20 minutes in I notice that Matt is breathing way harder than I am. So I attack on the closest hill and got a gap, then I let him catch me at the bottom of the next uphill only to attack him again. This one sticks. I was able to hold it the next 5 laps to the finish. My first win since heading back to AK for the summer. Ill try to get some pics in the next few days. But I'm stoked.