i ride a bike.

SO this past weekend was the Memorial day weekend crits, which included the state championship crit. It was a great weekend, racing and just hanging out with the team. Friday night, Brad had us over for dinner-Very good dinner, and played some pool and just hung out. It was a very good time. That night, jenny and I stayed at lees house, saturday morning, woke up at 530, and headed to the race. We raced at 8am. 1st time all us girls have raced together. FUN! i loved it. We got 1,3,4,and 5 over all. Then that also included 1st and 2nd in the 3's race. Because Sue raced with us! Sue won the 3's, off the front with shannon, and another rider. Then satuday we ate at Lee's for dinner, swam, and hung out. Sunday, Jenny, kim and I raced. got 5, 6, and 17. Then Sunday night jenny and I had my good luck dinner at outback... looks like it good luck for Jenny too! Monday we raced at 1:30..soso hot! we even got a splash zone...ha.. well make a long story short.. Jenny stayed off the front from the begining of the second lap... ashley, kim, shannon, and I all worked together, covering attacks, shannon attacked a few times, brought riders back... with 3 laps to go we got orginized, Kim then Ashley then Shannon then me. They made the last few laps hard. We came around the corner with shannon 1st, then another rider, then me... the other rider jumped, so I did too. I won the field sprint, thanks to my awesome teammates. 2nd overall, and won the 3's race. I had so much fun this weekend! Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way. I couldn't be happier. THis coming weekend is Tulsa Tough... it will be my first NRC race... :)

Change of Plans..

Unfortunatly, I am not going to Tour of Arkansas. Did not have a good weekend at Joe Martin, due to my stomache problems, and I am also looking to get some points so I could possibly be a 2 by Tulsa Tough.. I am going to go to Houston to do some crits this weekend. Which I am excited about because one of my best friends, Irena, is back in Houston for the summer, so I get to stay and hang out with her. May stay and extra day or two also! Back to Joe Martin, I got 15th in everyrace, and 16th GC, not what I was looking for, but thats how the world turns. But I've got to go. Talk to you soon!

Getting ready..

This weekend was pretty full for me. Friday I headed to Lee's house about 11 am, so we could head to Austin to do the Shiner Rally. Friday when I arrived at Lee's house I got a call from nathan, "hey, see what lee thinks about taking you to Sugarland sunday, to race the Sugarland crit." So, that pretty much means I would race Sunday. So that was the plan. Friday when we got to Austin we met up with TOny and Doug to take the extra cars to shinner so when we got done with the ride we didn't have to ride back to Austin on the "bus". After that little trip we all met a couple more of their friends for dinner, Michelle and Chuck. We went to a high end Cici's. It was so good, I can't remember the name, but there was so much to chose from, and even dessert! After we just headed to the hotel and headed to bed. We had an early start Saturday, the ride started at 7 am. It was nice because our hotel was right at the start. Rode out the door, and right by all the "rally-ers", wanting to stay in the safe zone(ahead of the wobblers). The ride was 90 miles, rolling hills a couple decent climbs. I am so glad I went. THanks Lee! We averaged 22, so it was a good ride for me since I am getting ready for Tour of Arkansas and Joe Martin. Then Sunday was an earlier morning for Lee and I get up at 4:40, and we got on the road about 5 or so. Of course, with Lee driving. I fell asleep for pretty much the whole ride :) So the Crit started at 920 and we got there with pleanty of time for me warmup and get ready without rushing. It was a womens open race.and there was a decent turn out like 21 girls. .Jenny also came to race! yay, first race I got to have a teamate! We worked together well. It was my first 60 minute crit, so that longer duration was different for me, along with a little faster pase. So anyways, by the end of the race, there was one off the front, who had been off since about minute 20. We were as close as 7 seconds at one time, until a jr.boy(who we were also racing with) got across and started working with her.. so now we were racinging for second. one lap to go me and jenny started getting ready before the tight turns jenny began to led me out, and what a leadout it was, I think we gapped the girls almost immediately. and coming around the last turn we definatly did have a gap, when I got up to sprint I did not see anyone on my wheel. and as I went by jenny i told her she could go for third. keep it up. and she did. so we got 2nd and 3rd! Very exciting. and we have to give lots of credit to Lee, at least I do for dragging me along all weekend and taking care of all my stuff and bike and whatnot.
So I had a really good weekend! Fun, and all that! ANd tomorrow we leave for Joe Martin, can't wait!