brief update: cohutta 35

1st race is over. This could have been my best race ever. Absolutely everything went perfectly, including fitness, nutrition, strategy, and equipment. Not to mention, I can honestly say I was having fun for every single minute I was racing..it doesn't get any better than that. I will have a full report up when I have time but I was pleased to have come in 3rd place overall female (just 9 and 10 minutes off the 1st and 2nd place pro women..both of which are smokin' fast). I was scored in the singlespeed class and my time of 3:19 was good for 3rd in the SS class, also. We have a lot of bike cleanup to do today as the race was a complete mudfest, but I love to ride in that stuff so I guess it was worth it! As for the XC style racing..I loved it. I can see wanting to do more of this and less endurance stuff in the future. It was awesome to cross the finish line and not be totally wasted. The only downer is that you can't eat constantly afterwards. The beer tasted just as good, though :)

More later, here are a few pix in the meantime..

BB removed from Jabberwocky...check all the dirt! Thanks, Cody for doing the replacement.

New Optimus Ti bikes..almost done

Pit stop at Atlanta Brewing Co. on the way to the Cohutta race

Beer of choice
Pre-race Optimus Ti teaser