I just won 2nd place...

[DirtDiva]

I wish more women entered mtb races! It's nice starting a race with only a handful of other people on the line instead of the big mob the blokes have to put up with, but it's so had to gauge your progress over the season when there's several minutes between you and your nearest competition either side.

Good luck iFKA! (I'm visiting Croatia for a week next month, actually. Poor bike has to stay home though - I'm doing a sailboat cruise.)

[RoadRaven]

go go iFKA

I'm racing tomorrow too (its Friday night here)

Our forecast is for rain and cold southeasterlies... my 16year old and I want to go regardless of weather!

Trust you have better conditions and get looking forward to hearing about a top ten result as you want

[iFKA]

go go iFKA

I'm racing tomorrow too (its Friday night here)

Our forecast is for rain and cold southeasterlies... my 16year old and I want to go regardless of weather!

Trust you have better conditions and get looking forward to hearing about a top ten result as you want

How did your race ended? Did you won some medal?
I think your weather conditions are better than mine, we'll have 35°C at least tomorrow. I'm gonna boil

[RoadRaven]

Its 8:17 saturday morning here... about 2' outside, but the sun looks to be showing his face over the edge of the hill... so maybe the rain will not arrive.

The road race is at 2pm today... no medals... this race is part of the Winter series my club (Road, not Mtn Biking) puts on, we race for points every Saturday and there are certificates at the end of each series (series are... Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn!)

I'll probably post about it later in my racing thread...

I guess with your race, a good point about it being warm is that you want be slooshing about in the mud. Best of luck for yours and hydrate well before, during and after!

[margo49]

Sounds like your weather is like ours.
Keep yourself hydrated, iFKA

[iFKA]

I finished 9th
I was so happy... I didn't rush cause it was so hard to be quick in those conditions, I just wanted to finish the race. And I succeeded The weather was unbearably HOT and I couldn't wait to finish so I could go swimmin' but than we didn't had the time cause we hurried to one concert back in our town. Unfortunately it started to rain and the concert was canceled.
But never mind, I finished! I finished! I finished 9th! And the whole time I was eating all energy bars and beans and drinks that my secret sisters sent me during this months. I kept it for special moment and it helped me a lot.

[margo49]

Well done, iFKA
You are a champion!
You did it!
Yeah, I ate the last of my energy bars (Raw Food chocolate and raspberry) from a Secret Sister yesterday. It is so amazing when they send us this stuff that we can only read about on the forum in our part of the world, isn't it.

[iFKA]

I wish more women entered mtb races! It's nice starting a race with only a handful of other people on the line instead of the big mob the blokes have to put up with, but it's so had to gauge your progress over the season when there's several minutes between you and your nearest competition either side.

Good luck iFKA! (I'm visiting Croatia for a week next month, actually. Poor bike has to stay home though - I'm doing a sailboat cruise.)

awsome!!! You'd have a great time, our sea is beautiful and the weather forecast for the next week is great I'd like to do sailboat oneday.
In which cities are you staying?


...about girls... there are 38 sign in so far (out of 322 competitors)... I have stage fright I've never even seen more that 5 "bike-girls" together
I don't mind if I get last, I just want to finish it. It's 33km uphill , and altitude difference is 0m (start) to 1532m (finish line)

[DirtDiva]

awsome!!! You'd have a great time, our sea is beautiful and the weather forecast for the next week is great I'd like to do sailboat oneday.
In which cities are you staying?

Um... Start and finish in Split. Overnights in Makarska, Korcula, Vis and Hvar. I guess we'll see a few other places along the way too.

Well done on your 9th place finish!

[iFKA]

Um... Start and finish in Split. Overnights in Makarska, Korcula, Vis and Hvar. I guess we'll see a few other places along the way too.

Well done on your 9th place finish!

Split I don't like so much because it's a big city and everything is crowded and noisy and the people there are to impulsive for my taste. But I like their main beach, it's great for playing with little ball (they call it picigin) it has perhaps 100m of sand, and the watter level is not even till your knee other places you'll visit are GREAT... so small and romantic. It's too bad that you wouldn't have your bike, you could see much more.

I hope you'll have a great time, and please tell me how did you like my country when you came back. I'm very interested how other people see it.

bon voyage