Take Two

This weekend brought upon round two of my cyclocross career. After class on Friday I did a mad dash to gather up all of the essentials, raced down to the ferry, and made my way up to Burlington, WA to spend the night with Cait's cousin and his family.

On Saturday morning, with looming 100% rain forecasts, we raced! Cascade Cyclocross put on an amazing race, the Thanks Given'er, on the Lutherwood Bible Camp grounds on the shore of Lake Samish.

This race required a bit more technical finesse but that was what made it so fabulous.

 
 Cait's cousin, Ian, on the "Fly Over".

 
Ian's wife, Leah (right foreground), on the move.

Ian and Leah were fortunate enough to beat the weather and both had fantastic races. As for me, the rain began just as we lined up and increasingly fell leaving the trails a little... muddy.



It was amazing! During lap one I went over the handlebars. One lap later, my tires slid out and I ended up in the bushes. I managed to stay on my bike for the remaining four laps, other than portions that required a run. I may actually still have dirt in my eyes at the moment and it was totally worth it.

Here's to race number three which goes down one week from today. Next Sunday is the Seattle CycloCross series finale, held in Monroe, WA. Even more exciting? It'll be Caitlin's first cyclocross race!

Stay tuned!

Riley