yogabear-

Are you still in MI? If so, come to a mountain bike race!!! Road riding is great training for mountain biking, so I'm sure you'll be strong still. You just need to start doing some off road riding to get your handling skills in. Push aside those emotional packages and just enjoy the ride.

If you're in MI, and want to race, do a MMBA CPS race and say hello! My team is participating in the series and I plan on doing all the races. I race beg. 19-29 and I have a team mate who started racing this year beg women 30+ (we are the only two women on the team). There aren't a ton of female racers, but your age group is actually one of the more popular for the women. I'm not sure where in MI you are (assuming you still are) but check out the schedule and see if there is one local and we can meet up!