An update

The last few months have been more than the word crazy could encompass. Work has been a challenge to say the least with my responsibilities changing. But I press on with much help from those around me and with the Good Lord's help I'll continue.

The past three weekends have been busy, busy, busy.

Three weekends ago we went to Beaufort for the state TT races. Due to low turn out the women's fields were eliminated which meant race with the men or not at all. I had no concerns about racing with men, I was more concerned with the race seeing as how I haven't really been in any kind of form or had any kind of training routine. We were at mile 31 and I was feeling good about things... I was going to finish. Then all of the sudden everyone just say up... we went from racing to riding a freaking Sunday bakery ride. I ran into the rider in front of me and then another rider went wide rights then back in front of me and went down and then I went down. I dot back up and finished the race with no serious damage to myself or my bike thank goodness. I still have the bruise on my shin which is probably going to take another week or two to heal since I fell and landed on that part of my leg while riding my cross bike at Paris Mtn.
Jon did very well in the crit and the RR. He amazes me b/c he has such an ability to suffer and he is so freak'n strong. Funny that those very things make me just as mad. He can have 5 beers a day and take a month off the bike and come back like nothing happened. I do that and I don't even want to ride 5 miles let a lone race.

Two weekends ago was the famous Greenville Classic weekend. I raced sat and sun. Sat was the women's open which I fell of the back of as usual... the hill on the second turn is NEVER kind to me. But my teammate Melissa and I linked up and finished the race together... thank God she was there to pull my tired butt around the back side of the course or I might have just quit. Sunday was much better for me in a Women's 4 field. 9 of us escaped from the large starting group and even though it hurt like hell it was a fun race. I made $ both days so I can't really complain. Jon did well but this is the first weekend that I've won more $ than him!!

Then this past weekend was the famous Tsali camping/Mtb trip which I have never been able to attend before. We headed up to meet RaeRae and Sperry and the rest of the group Friday. Unfortunately we missed dinner but spent some time around the fire with everyone before pitching the tent and turning in. Saturday we got up, had a great breakfast and went to ride. I have lost all my mojo on the mtb after bing off of it for 8 months or so. Riding trails that I didn't know didn't help and my back decided it didn't want to play nice either. So after one loop of what for me was a complete suffer fest I went back to the camp and relaxed. Jon came back from riding with Sean, Sperry and a few others and I was completely blown away by the fact that he stayed with them even with a small wreck that apparently didn't slow him down one bit. That night was filled with AWESOME food, one of Danna's YUMMY cakes, plenty of Rae-ritas and jack & coke's and we all listened to songs a plenty thanks to Bo, Rusty, Randy and Remey. Sunday provided a nice easy ride that was completely enjoyable and I think my decision to take one bottle instead of wearing a camelback paid off. So much of the best parts of my life revolve around my bikes and those I know because of them. I am truly blessed and look forward to the next adventure.

And I think that adventure will be the NCXC series that I will be doing with my teammate Debbie... hopefully she won't kick my butt to bad :)