Training in Anticipation of being Waitlisted

Where did everybody come from. Friday...BikeReg registration was wide open for the C-class riders for the Gran Prix of Gloucester, plenty of space left, didn't have the plastic on hand so I figured I would register sunday evening. Load up the page sunday evening...CLOSED. Looks like I'm waitlisted in a sea of other waitlisted riders. Still, despite this "setback", hopped on the GT last night for a little one on one training ride. Hit the MDC fields to find one quarter occupied by about 100 geese, another half taken over by the local soccer practice (minivans and SUVs as far as the eye could see). So I was relegated to the baseball field, ruts, bumps and overgrown grass. A great training pace, got the heart rate up..170 bpm, maintained that for a while, even hit the roof at 181 bpm, not too bad (yes, that stinks for 99% of most racers but it's a chappy record), kept it going for 15 minutes, linked up with two other guys doing some CX drills, Practiced sprints, dismounts/remounts...and falling. I got about 45 minutes on the bike before the front tire slipped on a turn while I was out of the saddle, cranking hard on the pedals. Went down, don't know what happened but I'm pretty sure I actually heard the spokes break on the rear wheel, the rear derailleur hanger bent and whole lot of grass stains on my right side. Decided that it was the sign to call it quits for the day, huffed it over to Farinas for a quick fix, tune up in anticipation of saturday, albiet knowing I'm most likely not going to get a starting place. Well there are plenty of races left on the calender. Definately enjoying the sfelt GT ride, the maxxis mimo's very predictable. Scooting around joggers, bladers, walkers, etc along the river is so much easier knowing i can just hop the sidewalk and hit the grass, so much easier and a whole lot more fun! Thanks to ESC