on your mark...

on sunday november 4th, after a 5 year hiatus, i biked in my first mountain xc race since college - the mt sac fall fat tire classic. in short, it was painful. and sweaty. and excruciating. and exhilarating. i convinced jen to race in the sport class with me (18 miles: 3 6-mile loops) - HUGE props to her, doing so in her first mountain bike race EVER.



my first race in 5 years started off like this...



...albeit with a few more people at the start.

it ended like this:



we didn't score any of these sweet trophies













but the race organizers were merciful enough to bestow upon us a medal (woo 4th place for me!) and a ribbon (woo 5th place for jen!).



jen also won some sweet raffle prizes: biking shoes + socks from incycle.



the results:



looks like i've got some training to do. outta the way!!!!!!!!!