Raced in the Three Bears TT on 7/10/11:
Was feeling GREAT on my new bike...RAWR...perfect weather...pretty course...everything was perfect...until the soft tire in the last two miles :'(
I felt my tire slowly losing air around the last two miles...I wasn't sure what to do...my initial thought was I wanted to cry and just quit...then I saw Catherine (teammate) flying by as she was racing the 30K and she yells "Go Mel!" So instead of quitting and crying Catherine gave me the encouragement to FINISH! I managed to finish the last two miles without riding on the rim.
Since I can't afford a TT bike yet my next cycling investment will be new pedals (lighter) and aero bars...that'll help me be more comfortable racing TTs until next year when I can afford a TT bike.
PICTURES (none of me): Louisa (cat 3) and Catherine (cat 1/2) both kicked bootay in their cat...when I grow up I wanna be just like them :)
