Exactly when did middle America acquire northeastern cyclocross weather. First, was last week's muddy, slopfest at Unger Park. And now we are smack dab in the middle of an expected weeklong weather pattern of light rain/sleet/freezing rain and possible snow with 30+ degree highs.

Now, if we would only have race fields the size they have in the northeast. Apparently, we are nothing but fair weather 'crossers around here. How embarrasing that a total of 32 racers show up. Yes, it was cold, kind of wet and somewhat muddy but only 32 people to race? C'mon folks! That is pitiful. You can't drive 1.5 hours for a race? Does it have to be within a twenty mile range to drag your butts out of the house? It wasn't necessary to wash your skirts. They would have just gotten dirty.

Jeff Yielding takes the initiative to host a two day race weekend with a good, challenging course that included a brutal stair climb and a natural hill that required a dismount and 32 people show up? Apparently, most of the folks in eastern MO are such finally tuned racing machines that they do not dare burn a metaphorical match by racing the day before the State Championships.

Shame, shame, shame.

There better be a nice crowd Sunday, despite the crappy forecast.