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rachelwolff
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Posted: Mon Jan 25th, 2010 09:13 pm |
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AND it was rad... and hard, and fun, and....
I will do it again next year. Hopefully better.
I rode in some surf city races, cccx and the one Peak Season. I accomplished my goals. One being to race, two to not come in last (That happened the Halloween Surf City Race), and the third to get one of those beers from Santa Cruz Ale Works.
I did drop out of one race, it was a low for me. I was so frustrated with how clumsy I could be with mounts and dismounts, the super technical stuff, and how slow I could be. But I came out of it with a new attitude. No more dropping out, and to just have fun!
Yesterday was my first muddy race, and boy was it muddy. I fell three or four times. I lost count. The last lap was all about staying on my bike and finishing. I was so glad I did because I got Santa Cruz County Cyclocross Champion for womens C's!!! I don't know what it means, but I got a great hat out of it!! Thanks Sheila Moon!
It was awesome to meet new women. Thank You Mary for your encouragement and guidance. Dionne, I hope to see you out at more races. And to the whole cyclocross crowd, you are rad!
Now to catch up on housework I have neglected for the last few months!
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rachelwolff
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Posted: Mon Jan 25th, 2010 09:14 pm |
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photo courtesy of Steve Anderson
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Miss Mary
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Posted: Mon Jan 25th, 2010 10:03 pm |
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Love that pic of you Rachel, I'm so glad you had fun out there!
You ROCK!!!
-mm
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beth h
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Posted: Tue Jan 26th, 2010 12:46 am |
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Rachel -- Congratulations and what a great post. Inspiring!
Will you change categories for this year?
(I race in OBRAland so I don't know how outta-state categories work, but they sound different down there. We have a Beginner Women category for cyclocross here, does C correspond?)
Anyway, thanks for sharing your adventures here. It's SO nice to know of other new racers. Best of success in 2010!
Beth
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rachelwolff
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Posted: Tue Jan 26th, 2010 05:47 pm |
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Thank You Beth and Mary!
Womens C is beginner women... I will still be a beginner next season. Hopefully I will keep up too!
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BethWellie
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Posted: Fri Jan 29th, 2010 04:18 pm |
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Congrats Rachel! Winning Sheila Moon swag and free beer are what makes cx so great. I'm glad you had a good time. Those Peak Season races in the mud are the best. Can't wait to see what you do next year!
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