Hot Jackson

Yesterday Kym, Emily and I (and Reid) raced in Jackson Georgia. It was a great time. Fun company, fun trails and fun race!

The race started out fast. I got the whole shot, but Kym and Heather came around me quick. They were flying through the technical bumpy, twisty trail. The three of us road the first lap together and it was a lot of fun! At one point I crashed (not bad) but lost time and had to quickly get back on. I thought I would lose them but since the trail was so technical at that time, no one was moving too fast. Close to the end of the first lap I was feeling good, since Kym and Heather had been pulling the whole time. I attacked up the last hill and Kym dropped off. I knew she would be back...

At the start of the second lap I got an awesome feed by Mark and was able to keep going. Heather had to stop and dig for her bottles. I was alone but I could hear her coming... but then I heard a crash. I had a good feeling it was her. But she's tough and managed to pull off a good race. So, I road the most of the second lap by myself (definitely not as much fun as the first) until we came to "huff and puff". I was almost to the end of the "huff and puff" when I hear a female huffing and puffing behind me.  Sure enough it was Kym and she was on a mission. She came flying by me and I grabbed her wheel for a fast finish. It was a close finish but she held me off.  I was sad to not win but it was a fun race and I am happy to get second to Kym!