cyclocross goal setting

I usually don't know what's going to happen at the first 'cross race of the year.  I'm usually excited and hopeful of my form, but the past two years I've been disappointed with my initial results.  I am a decent criterium and road racer and can hide in the pack, but cyclocross is a bit like a time trial obstacle course.  There's no hiding in the pack and tactics are pretty obsolete, so you're really got to be the strongest to win cyclocross races.  This year I decided to take the first race without any expectations and make goals afterwards.

I finished the Velocross CAT3 race in 12th place, so I'm going to focus my efforts this year on competing in the Best Cyclocross Rider competition.  Points are given out to the top 20 riders at each BCR race.  I know I'm going to miss at least 20% of the 19 BCR races this fall, so I won't make the top tier, but it should be fun nonetheless.  If I had finished in the top 7, I'd make it a point to race every cyclocross race on the calendar to get upgrade points, but I'm probably out of the hunt with the form I have now.  Next race is Sunday in Breckenridge.