Sonoita-Patagonia Time Trial – October 16th

Well...the Sonoita-Patagonia TT was quite interesting...the head and cross winds really made it more difficult for me...a couple of times I was just about blown off my bike thanks to the cross winds. But...dealing with weather conditions is all a part of racing! I was really disappointed because I didn't push hard enough...I thought I had a mile more to go so I was saving energy...but I actually only had about 200ft. Oh well! Lesson learned!

The most exciting part about the TT was my friend/teammate Louisa let me borrow her super fancy race wheels (see attached picture)! WOW! What a difference those made! Thanks Louisa, you rock!!

I've never been to Sonoita so it was a fun adventure! Weather was poopy with the heat and wind...but with each race I finish I learn a lot and have fun!

The location was...um...interesting. We parked/warmed up at the fair grounds. Well, there was a cowboy event going on...big burly cowboys with handlebar mustaches, huge cowboy hats, cowboy boots, etc. would walk past us and look at us (mostly Andrew) like we were aliens! Boys in spandex and boys in cowboy hats don't play well together lol. Horses and bikes in the same parking lot were quite the sight to see!

Since we drove 3 hours for a 25 minute race we figured we should make it worth our time/money...after the event we spent the afternoon touring the Vineyards and had dinner in Tucson! What a fun day!!

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das Foot Race at Oktoberfest!

Not too long ago, I agreed to run the 5 mile race with Jacque at the Tempe Town Lake Oktoberfest. I thought this should be a fun little event to do within our training for the Women's 1/2 Marathon on November 6th...a little change from Reach 11. Jac had a few friends that ran the 5K, but Jac and I (wearing my Munich Oktoberfest hat) took off on the 5 mile with the greeting of an ump-pa band playing as we made our way out of the start area. The course went all around Tempe Town Lake and ended up being over 5 miles at a total of 5.33 miles. I stopped my Garmin at 5 miles and the time was 1:04:25, with an average pace of 12:53/mi. We finished 5.33 miles at 1:08:23, with an average pace of 12:50/mi. I was 2nd to last place and Jacque was 3rd to last...hey we were not last! What I am most happy about is Jacque's performance! We determined that this was the best 5 miles Jac has ever ran and ran well the whole way. I raise my stein and say, "Prost!" to you Jac for a great run!

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PHOTOS:
Cyclocross Training, Tour de Scottsdale, and Dc Ranch Crit

Cross training was a lot of fun! Unfortunately I don't have a cross bike so won't be doing any cross racing this season

Tour de Scottsdale...I shaved one hour and 20 minutes off my time from last year! WOW! What a difference a year makes! I got 19th/208 women!

DC Ranch Crit...last race of the season and by far my strongest crit race ever! WHY?! Not just because of the hard training I've been doing...but mostly because of the 15 fans I had come out to watch! Support from my family and friends makes all the difference in the world! Love you guys!!

I was just nominated to be the Club president- woo hoo! Fun times for the 2012 race season!