MFG #2- Fort Steilacoom

I can sum up my race in one word: sucky. I bet a lot of the suckiness could have been avoided if:

1. I got more than 5 hours of sleep the night before
2. I actually warmed up (one slow pre-race lap does NOT count as a warm up)
3. I spent more time training and less time being stressed out.

Not really looking forward to next Sunday's race. Ugh.

This photo shows how slow I was- I had time to smile and wave at the camera!

MFG cross #1

Today was the inaugral MFG cross race at Big Finn Hill in Kirkland. It was hot and sunny- not good cross weather in my opinion, and the course was totally designed for roadies. It was fun but REALLY tough and my back is totally aching now. My form was a lot better today and I think I came in 5th out of 20-some riders. Here I am out in front...that only lasted for about a minute though!

Cyclocross season is here!

Monday's race was the kick-off for cross season here in the NW. It was a new venue for me and I was relieved to see that the course had a little singletrack, which tends to be one of my strong suits. My plan was to take it easy- start in the back, keep an easy pace and just get back into the swing of things. Well, that plan went to hell- I was lined up against the fence (heading into a right-hand turn) so I sped to the front to avoid getting shut out. The rest of the race was brutal- my lungs are just not 100% yet. BUT- I still managed to take 2nd out of 17! Here I am busting my butt across the finish line...

Evicted!

I had to evict a chipmunk today- he wasn't paying rent on the flowerpot. Poor thing is probably sitting out in the rain somewhere :(

Here fishy, fishy, fishy....

Last weekend we went out on the Puget Sound to catch some pink salmon. It was a gorgeous day and we pulled in four good-size fish! Click here for a few more pictures.