My ankle hurts like hell. My tail bone aches whenever I sit or stand. My hands and fingers have blisters and shredded calluoses galore. And I am really freaking tired. Yet there is still a huge grin on my face just thinking about the damn race ( Read more... )

Finished my 3rd race of this years season today. A neat little 1.4 mile course in Richmond. I found out about the race on Friday and wasn't sure I was going to race until Saturday. I do a few laps on the course for a warm up and then jump in the fray that they call CAT 5 racing. WOW! What a wreckfest. Second lap in two riders go down in front of me ( Read more... )

Well, what can I say. Up until the very start of the race, I felt bad. Not tired or hurt, just uneasy. The night before I had tripped and landed on some rocks while searching for my campsite. Upon finding said campsite, I realized that my cell phone didn't have any service and therefore would not work as my alarm. I barely wake up in time to break ( Read more... )