a blast
after riding the blaster over the weekend my main thought is damn i wish i could have been there for the previous versions. this is grassroots mountain biking at its best...a bunch of good people getting together at a great venue. like josh said, a party that a mountain bike race broke out in.
i woke up saturday morning feeling terrible. the plan was to have christy watch cal by day and then my mom by night...so i had to get things ready for two different baby sitters. on top of all that, while robin was away cal has taken to dropping a deuce in his pants right before it is time to leave...and saturday was no exception. anyway, ron and i got on the road by a little past 9 which was about our target.
as mentioned, i wasn't feeling well but committed mentally to just riding steady and pushing when/if i could. it is a great trail and by lap two i was focused on the fun course features and not how i felt. managed a fourth place finish in the 3 lap which i'll take considering this was my second mountain bike race of the year. the best part of the day was after the race, hanging with friends (some of whom i haven't seen in over a year), having a few sips of beer and enjoying the weather.
i'll be back next year with family in tow.
yesterday my mom, cal and i hit a sutter's ridge pumpkin patch close to mt vernon. they are working on getting the apple orchards up and running so not much for apples but the pumpkin patch was huge and the land it is on is beautiful. after that, we hit the big dog park for a nice long walk with the dog. i even managed to get most of the fall yard work done so it was a great day.
i cannot wait for robin to come home today. i told the boys this morning and cal gave me a huge knowing grin and oliver wagged his tail like mad. all the hoenisch boys miss her!
happy monday.
i woke up saturday morning feeling terrible. the plan was to have christy watch cal by day and then my mom by night...so i had to get things ready for two different baby sitters. on top of all that, while robin was away cal has taken to dropping a deuce in his pants right before it is time to leave...and saturday was no exception. anyway, ron and i got on the road by a little past 9 which was about our target.
as mentioned, i wasn't feeling well but committed mentally to just riding steady and pushing when/if i could. it is a great trail and by lap two i was focused on the fun course features and not how i felt. managed a fourth place finish in the 3 lap which i'll take considering this was my second mountain bike race of the year. the best part of the day was after the race, hanging with friends (some of whom i haven't seen in over a year), having a few sips of beer and enjoying the weather.
i'll be back next year with family in tow.
yesterday my mom, cal and i hit a sutter's ridge pumpkin patch close to mt vernon. they are working on getting the apple orchards up and running so not much for apples but the pumpkin patch was huge and the land it is on is beautiful. after that, we hit the big dog park for a nice long walk with the dog. i even managed to get most of the fall yard work done so it was a great day.
i cannot wait for robin to come home today. i told the boys this morning and cal gave me a huge knowing grin and oliver wagged his tail like mad. all the hoenisch boys miss her!
happy monday.
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