So, it was the first race of the Dino Series and it started off well. With very intimidating storms both before and after the race we really were lucky to not have to race in very severe conditions. All the team was there except John who was down at PMBAR. We all had a great time with Amanda pulling down a podium position of 3rd place. Tim finished 3rd in his race too. Only later on in the day did i hear that Will was held up by a crash on the start line and was about the last one into the woods, but i still saw he had a good finish in the pack. I raced well but really felt bad at about 1.5 hours and faded a little bit to 13th or 14th place overall. Tim and Will had so much fun the stuck around and raced on the road on Sunday. Amanda and i optioned out of the Sunday races and we went on a road ride which was equally good because it was absolutely beautiful out and it was the first time I've ridden through Trafalgar and Morgantown, So there were some good firsts there. Thanks for checking in, Jake
Amanda: There was a great turnout for the women's race despite the impending rain throughout weekend. It started off like a typical Cyclocross race with Nicole Borem, Nicki Dellaire and I together. I passed Nicole when she crashed in the rock garden. I knew she was ok because she was laughing... She caught me after my front wheel slid out and I banged my knee into the ground. I was not laughing when this happened. I picked myself off the ground and jumped on my bike but the chain had come off. I dealt with that, then got back moving.
I stayed with Sarah for the entire race, she is a cycling coach from Austin, Texas. It is good to have another fast rider in town to compete with. We have a great bunch of women up here, on and off the bike. Emily Benson had a good day racing to a fourth place finish. Our lelader Tim O'Donnell, Will Sherman and his wife Janet were all there racing, It was good to have most of the team together, I am looking forward to the next one!
I was consistent, crashing in the same two spots on both laps. I need to race some more!
Amanda: There was a great turnout for the women's race despite the impending rain throughout weekend. It started off like a typical Cyclocross race with Nicole Borem, Nicki Dellaire and I together. I passed Nicole when she crashed in the rock garden. I knew she was ok because she was laughing... She caught me after my front wheel slid out and I banged my knee into the ground. I was not laughing when this happened. I picked myself off the ground and jumped on my bike but the chain had come off. I dealt with that, then got back moving.
I stayed with Sarah for the entire race, she is a cycling coach from Austin, Texas. It is good to have another fast rider in town to compete with. We have a great bunch of women up here, on and off the bike. Emily Benson had a good day racing to a fourth place finish. Our lelader Tim O'Donnell, Will Sherman and his wife Janet were all there racing, It was good to have most of the team together, I am looking forward to the next one!
I was consistent, crashing in the same two spots on both laps. I need to race some more!
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