It’s been a long time since my last entry and that’s basically b/c we’ve been out there spinning our wheels and not a lot of free time at the computer. So here’s the quick lo-down:

Criterium Nationals were two weekends ago in Downers Grove. The weather was freakishly chilly (high of 70?) and rainy. For my [...]

Hey Everyone,
Here I come draggin’ my tail….
To work soooo hard and then, well accidents happen.
Okay, the stakes were high. 5, well maybe six, $500 primes, a mid race $1000 prime, and a $4000 1st place prize, not to mention the remaining monies in the 19 spots left in payout.
the first of the primes came [...]

First, thanks to everyone for the “congrats!” I’m still glowing. My first win of the season. Whew! More than a few people have told me that was the right race to win, huh?
It was a flat course with a nervous bunch of women. A 3-place prime was announced for the first TWO laps: [...]

It went something like this…..I see the field take off, and in 1.5 minutes they double back on the other side of the median past the start/finish. Watching 2-3 laps of girls shuffling around in the pack, 2 primes loaded with money, and gaps happening throughout, I patiently awaited the last lap. With one [...]

Some of you may have noticed that I also blog about “Why I ride”. I’ve not been diligent about keeping up with it…mostly b/c my reasons, while I ponder them daily, all boil down to the same basic reasons. But, every once in a while I have a new epiphany. I try to capture them [...]

In this month’s Outside magazine, they outline the best places to live all around the country. We all know how great places like the SF Bay Area (Santa Cruz) is. The whole Pacific Coast, OK, anything on a coast has a leg-up on us land-locked folks. But, not only is STL NOT on the list, [...]

(painting of SF by Kim Cogan. I absolutely love this guy’s work!)
Sorry, Carrie, but I have to post a blog over your race series flyer. Everyone, don’t forget about our race-series on Wednesday nights! (How’s that?)
So, today is my last day of work in San Francisco. I have tried to visit all of my favorite [...]