Sunday, February 17, 2013

Ohio, Day 4

I'm just going to jump into the singletrack race report.

This morning I went down to Tacoma for the first race in the singletrack spring series.  I was nervous that I was completely out of my league when a saw a car full of dudes with cross bikes roll up.  And then I got yelled at by a power hungry, rule obeying, rule ENFORCING, cookie selling, single digit aged girl scout for not wearing a helmet while rolling down the hill on my bike.

Anyway, semi-mass start (in that there were 14 women) in the beginner's category.  I hit the trail in 4th position, and really felt pretty good about how I was riding.  I was being bold and rolling over stuff that may have even surprised Adam.  Lots of staying in the saddle while climbing.  We lost one of the women about a third of the way in and for the rest of the race, the remaining three jockeyed for position.  I think I was the strongest climber, and possibly the most comfortable bombing downhill, but the girl on the 29'er ultimately got around me on a climb and I couldn't get around the other woman with enough course left to catch up.  We did pass a handful of dudes who had started in the group before us, which was unfortunate for them and their egos, but also because it always seemed that one of them was in my line on a hard climb.  So, all in all, I came in 16th of 45 overall in the beginners, 2nd in the women beginners and 1st in my age category.  I have never won anything on the bike, so even though damn near everyone who showed up got a medal, mine will be hanging on the rear view mirror of the Jetta for a while.

In other news, Adam was adorable today when he a) got excited for my win and b) when he told me he went to a brewery for dinner and had a burger on a GF bun.  He also got to see a movie in an old theater with dollar popcorn, and didn't get the bald-tire truck stuck anywhere in the snow.  What a guy.

I finally opened up the juicer Jo sent, and am nearly prepared to start Juice Cleanse Day 1 tomorrow.  I'm trying to copy the Blue Print Cleanse model, so I've picked up lots of stuff that's listed on their labels.  The cashews are still soaking, but I may not need them before after work anyway.  I'm just going to go pick up the spicy lemonade juice at PCC tomorrow at lunch because peeling and de-seeding enough lemons to make 16oz of juice is so not worth it.  But the juicer is really cool.  And totally fun.  So it was kind of easy to put enough greens through there to make over two liters of goodness.  That also was the end of my veggie stockpile in the fridge, so a TJ's run for more inexpensive veggies is on the list for tomorrow too.

Ohio, Day 3 was jam packed with fun too.  I actually got up to row with Katie & Lisa, and as I was driving up to the boathouse, I was cursing the early hour and claiming it just wasn't worth the alarm wake up call.  But then I got to see the girls, and be in the boathouse, and get out on the water, and just feel the motion of each stroke and it was completely worth it.  Them's my roots and they're just not gonna go away.  Then Gaia and I went back up to Fremont after some coffee back home for a walk in a non-industrial area.  She hung out in the car while I got my hair cut, then we saw the doggie acupuncturist.  And while Gaia was completely not pleased about the experience, she did enjoy all the treats the vet sent home (i.e. glucosamine) AND the sweet potato fries I shared on the way home from Uneeda Burger.  Good day.

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