Thanks gals for all your support. I've moved from 90% nerves 10% excited to a nice 50/50 balance of the two. I'm off to pick up my packet today at the shop that's sponsoring the event. Might get a new jersey, after all the race is mother's day and I do have lots of kids, just none of them walk on two legs. Scratch that, the chickens do

I figure this one is just like a schooling show. Then we'll do the next race two weeks from now which is also local and take what we (me and Pony) learned from this race and apply it to the next one. I'm actually pretty stoked because the beginner women's field should mostly be the chicks from this local bike club. If that's the case, yeah they may climb better than me, but they are slooooow downhill. What reward is there for a good climb if you ride back down on your brakes? I'm a nut job downhill, so all I gotta do is stay close up the hills!

It's hard not getting on my bike, I know there's nothing more I can do other than enjoy my day off. I always get mad at people who stress their horses out by trying to fix a problem they have at home once they bring the horse to the show. If I ride today, I'm no better. I can do what I can do, ride how I can ride, and clean what I clean. *sigh*

Think I'll rent a yoga video and chill.

love and cookies
-HillBill