F.I.N.A.L.S.

F$%# I Never Actually Learned this Sh!t

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!!