Amesbury?

[wavedancer]

Amesbury was a blast! It was my second race and much bigger fields. I started in the front of the 3/4 women and was quickly passed by most everyone. The mass bottleneck at the first dirt hill into the woods was a little intimidating, but after that, the course opened up and was really fun.

I talked with Julie Lockhart who rode the course before the race and was one of at least two people who endoed on a nasty loose downhill off camber section with a big tree in the middle that they removed before the races started. I went back and looked at it later in the afternoon and it was nasty!

I was having fun and actually passed a couple of people on the first lap, but then hit a hidden root and went down pretty hard. After re-assembling myself, I carried on and had a pretty good ride. Can't say I "raced", but managed to finish...not quite last!

Juligirl: Doing any of the course is an accomplishment. And you're looking forward to more! Hope to see you at more races. Say hello if you see me!

Sally: Good for you for riding up the bank! I'm impressed! Here's a photo of us at the start. Sally's the one with the "race face grin", I'm the one with the bewildered "omagod" look