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It’s been a long time since my last entry and that’s basically b/c we’ve been out there spinning our wheels and not a lot of free time at the computer. So here’s the quick lo-down:

Criterium Nationals were two weekends ago in Downers Grove. The weather was freakishly chilly (high of 70?) and rainy. For my 3/4 race it started sprinkling at the start line and never got better. Through the rain and 8 wet, dangerous corners I think our race only had one crash, maybe two. I played … Continue Reading

Hey Everyone,
Here I come draggin’ my tail….
To work soooo hard and then, well accidents happen.
Okay, the stakes were high. 5, well maybe six, $500 primes, a mid race $1000 prime, and a $4000 1st place prize, not to mention the remaining monies in the 19 spots left in payout.
the first of the primes came within 5 laps. Let’s put it this way, Cheerwine took 3 of the $500 primes and the mid race prime. They had Sara Bamberger off the front for what it felt like 1/2 the race! 2 of the primes were pack sprints, … Continue Reading

First, thanks to everyone for the “congrats!” I’m still glowing. My first win of the season. Whew! More than a few people have told me that was the right race to win, huh? It was a flat course with a nervous bunch of women. A 3-place prime was announced for the first TWO laps: $125 for first, $75 for second and $50 for third. A prime! Two laps! The FIRST two laps! Luckily the course was nearly 3 miles or the jousting for … Continue Reading

It went something like this…..I see the field take off, and in 1.5 minutes they double back on the other side of the median past the start/finish. Watching 2-3 laps of girls shuffling around in the pack, 2 primes loaded with money, and gaps happening throughout, I patiently awaited the last lap. With one lap to go, I mosied to the start/finish for te final moment.From the line you could only see the 100 meter sign (the 150 meter was just around the bend). With a Hyudai … Continue Reading

Some of you may have noticed that I also blog about “Why I ride”. I’ve not been diligent about keeping up with it…mostly b/c my reasons, while I ponder them daily, all boil down to the same basic reasons. But, every once in a while I have a new epiphany. I try to capture them there.I started writing today’s entry “Because it feels good” and then got side-tracked by the most-signficant reason it might NOT feel good to most people…I don’t know why. Because I babble and write … Continue Reading