Rereading this I'm starting to feel bad that I've given MI XC racing a bad name. I know a handful of women who race and they have been very welcoming and friendly, inviting me to train and ride with them. Of course, none of them were at THIS race. And I only do about 2 races a year, so this race did leave me with a bad impression.

As luck would have it, I'm actually going to race again this weekend! Fingers crossed it goes a little better. Last race I was in the Sport cat and this one I'm in Expert. The Exp. race is later in the day and I couldn't get a babysitter for in the morning . . . so Expert it is! I'm right in the middle, I place well when I do sport and I will most likely bring in the rear at Expert. It is what it is. I'm just hoping there's not too big of a gap between myself and the women in front of me.