Well, I was so close to a metal today, so close that when they first posted the results I was in 4th just getting on the podium, but when the gave out the metals I wasn't called up so I had to go look and find out I was bumped to 5th! Still a great results, could have been better but I went down again today. Time for some new tires, these are just not cutting it on race day!

I am getting much better and faster, now I just need to keep both wheels on the ground!

(Road race was to tough, didn't finish but I am racing next Saturday morning so we'll see if I get better results)

Getting ready!

Time for some road racing & here is my number for super week races. Course is challenging Up hill on the front side and fast down hill on the backside right into a hard left turn. We'll see!

First SuperWeek Race

Road race this morning then off to pre ride MTB Course

Fire Cracker!

Well, all I can say about the race this weekend is "Pre-Ride"! There is something to be said about the pre-ride, because you know what to expect and where to expect it. On the first lap, I was taking a corner that turned out to be much sharper then I thought and I washed out on my side and the guy behind me rode over my arm and face. Luckily I was OK for the most part, but, the bike wasn't so good. The rear derailleur was pushed all the way into my spokes. So, I did the only thing you can do out on the trail, I grabbed it and bent it back out and tried to get it as straight as I could, but this is a huge gamble because you can easily brake the hanger off the bike. So, I didn't want to try and get to straight. But I did get it good enough to ride and find a couple gears to ride.

I lost several spots messing around with the bike, but once I found the right gears I started cranking. I started to pass people in the final lap and I was feeling strong. But with the major time loss of the crash, I came in at 11th in my age group and 57th overall.