SNOW!

I love snow.
Yesterday I went frolicking with Nina, and today I slept till 10:00. =]




yay snow

fatty

snowy flamingo? what?

U.S.G.P//cross parrtttaaayy

U.S.G.P
I did not race at the G.P. (after face planting in cow shit I just figured I was done for the season) however, I took some pretty cool pics.





Num Yummy?

most aggressive


2 and 3


race day podium


Series Podium

PARTY



Ivan


Melissa, Tim, and Kendra

Veloce Vixens

2 Studettes

Junior Women's Awards

Junior Women's Awards

Beth Burns Fights Off Impostor Before Receiving Her Award

Women's A Awards

Sager and Williams with the Crusade Trophy

Yeah, I know, I'm awful

So it's been like two weeks and I haven't updated. Shame on me.

At state champs I face planted in a slew of mud and cow shit.




while riding a Specialized Tricross which does not belong to me. (Thanks Mark)



and I got a kitty!

Barton Park

That waffle was the only good part of my day.
I flatted and had go run two miles. I don't run too well. I was not a happy camper.
My apologies for being almost a week late with this.

Halloween Race

Sunday:

The ballerina started quickly, but Tinkerbell and I soon passed her. Tinkerbell and I were in a deadlock, weaving through beginner women, trying to get past them as fast as we can, trying to get away from one another. Tinkerbell gets ahead of me ever so slightly on an ascent, but I close the ground between us quickly. We come to the barriers and I'm about to pass her, my run through the six pack is more agile than hers,I go to mount my aluminum steed, and the chain is no longer on the chainring. I let out some expletives and fix my chain is fast as I can, but by then Tink is already out of sight.
Though demoralized I was indeed, I was not going to let this one go that easily. I had to chase her. I had to. And then, out of no where, the ballerina passes me. Where did she come from? Third? That was not something that I could let happen.
I passed the ballerina on the last lap, going over the hill that precedes the barriers, she was walking I was riding. The second I pass her I almost get taken out by super girl, but that couldn't happen, no. I had to stay upright, and I did. I got ahead of her and turned on any afterburners I had, I couldn't let her pass me again.
I turned down the hill for the last time, and as usual I went out of my way to go over the little jump. However, unlike every other time, this time I landed too heavily on my front wheel, everyone thought I was going down. Yes, an endo for sure. But I ended up miraculously saving it, and doing a nose wheelie half way down the hill. All I had to now was get up one little hill and over some barriers and I was home free.
I made up the hill and over the barriers and maintained my placing to cross the line in a both satisfying and disappointing 2nd place.

And here a few pics:

fire

Picasso's blue period. (hahahah)

HUP United.

Or is it HOOP United?

I approve of the message, but crack kills.

Saturday:

I didn't care for the course much, and I didn't do so well. There were a few fun parts of the course though. I loved the changes that were made the next day. Sunday's course was awesome.

villebois

Ahhh, it sucked...
It started out great, then my bike decided to shift on its own.
So, being that I had I spare, I went through the pit, grabbed that, and got crashed out leaving the pit.
LEAVING THE PIT. The brakelever was all twisted, so I'm thinking, "great, this is my second bike, now what?"
Then about half a lap later by seat post broke, and I ended up with a saddle that pointed straight up. Yes, that was VERY comfy.





The course was weiiirrrddd. I didn't really care for it. It was sooooo bumpy. It was ridiculous. Those little down hills were fun for me though, I loved that one after the barriers. Hehe.

And I leave you with bike shoe porn!!

=[

I was totally dominating...Until that happened, I moved from 1st to 3rd, and only managed to fight my way back up to 2nd.
Lame, much?

CRUUSSSSAAAAAAAAADDDEEEESSSS!!!!

Guess what folks?
It's that time of year again!!

CROSS CRUSADE!!
Alpenrose.
Tomorrow.
Oh.
Yeah.

Star Crossed/Rad Racing GP

STARCROSSED

I was getting serious warm-up.

Right before my race

They started in numerical order. I was 61st out of 64 to start. I was screwed from the start.

RAD RACING GP
They had a run up worse than Pain on the Peak. About 5 times worse.
See:

Half the Elite Men were walking that thing, not running it at all.
Rhonda

Wendy

Sue

Molly

Shannon

That run up HURT

Pain on the Peak

THIS RUN-UP HURT.

Pain at the peak was one of the most awesome races I have ever done.
The course? Awesome. The prizes? Awesome. The swag? Awesome. The promoters? Awesome. It was just awesome, awesome, awesome!!!
But now I have to get to bed, because I have Krugers tomorrow!!!

I Wanna Live in an EARTHSHIP!!!!!

Yes, I said earthship.

I'm sure many of you already know what an earthship is, I have for a few years, but for those of that don't:

"An Earthship refers to a passive solar home made of natural and recycled materials. Designed and marketed by Earthship Biotecture of Taos, NM, the homes are primarily constructed of earth-filled tires, utilising thermal mass construction to naturally regulate indoor temperature. Earthships are a type of off-grid home, which minimizes their reliance on public utilities and fossil fuels." -Wiki


Cool, no?

I know this is a cycling blog and this really doesn't have anything to do with cycling, but I think the earthship is a great idea, and a step in the right direction. I'm not saying everyone should live in house made of recycled bottles, even though that'd be cool, but it would cost way less money to convert all of America to solar power than what we've spent on the war in Iraq. And that's kind of my point.

Earthship listings

Post-Nats Update

Well all in all my time at nats was not too great.
The drive home was fun though, we took 101 through the redwoods instead of boring I-5.
Here is what Dallin looks like now, for those of you that wanted to know:

Much different than the pic I previously linked to.
Ummm. I'm really glad to be home, haha. =]

Nationals

I'm sure everyone is wondering what in the world is going on down here.
Well, I've had just about the worst luck anyone could ever have.
my 200 was fine, I qualified easily for the sprints, but the 1/8 final, not so fine.
The girl I was paired with had never done match sprints before and my plan was to take her all the way to the rail then jump out of corner 3.
Well, I'm taking her up, and taking her up, and then she tries to take me back down, but I don't budge, which resulted in this. Which eventually resulted in this. Which resulted in grumpy officials.

And the 500 was just a disaster. My stomach hurt very badly shortly before my race, I ended up in the bathroom vomiting. Then they were doing it in heats of 2. Well I was on the back stretch. Then, double gun. The girl on the front stretch false started, which was unfortunate because my start was perfect. Ok, no problem, I can do that start again. I did do that start again. I get to the corner and BANG BANG! What? Did she false start AGAIN?! No, she crashed. By the time I got around to my third start my legs were shaking so much I couldn't keep the bike straight... It was horrible. Today finally starts the stuff I like, so maybe it'll be a lot better.

OMG

**EDIT***
I do have a pic, you can't see till I get home, so ha!
Ok, I can't believe I forgot about this last night.
You'll never believe who I ran into at the track.
Remember this kid?










Dallin Davidson!!





I thought he just quit racing, turns out he moved to California... My bad. His family moved to socal two years ago. It was pretty cool to see him again. He looks a bit different than he did in that pic.

The Track

I like this track. =]
It's only a little steeper than Alpenrose, and just a little shorter too, but it's so different. A whole lot smoother.
Tomorrow is packet pick up and rider meeting.
Then Thursday the racing starts.


Haha, Oops I used a hotel towel to clean off my bike and tires.