OH YEAH!!!!

I got my ass seriously kicked in the Master's 50+ race on Saturday and the Cat 4 race on Sunday. It was GREAT!!!!! I finished 4th of 4 starters in the Masters on Saturday and 25th of 27 in the 4s on Sunday. (There were 2 DNFs) I can't remember the last time I had so much fun! There were people on the race course whom I'd never met before yelling "GO BLUE". Some said they read my blog and "know" me from there. (here?) Some I've met before at MTB races or at CX races in the past. Too cool. What a great bunch of people.

The Bourbon? Andy brought that back from Kentucky for me. Thanks Buddy! It was great meeting your folks!

And finally meeting Rob Versteegh! Rob is the Oakley rep here in Iowa and surrounding areas and is one of the "movers and shakers" on the racing scene around these parts. A big thank you goes out to Rob and Paul Varnum and their families and all the volunteers who made this race happen. It was truly 1st class all around!

And the number of people yelling "Go Blue" and "GO DAD" around the course just blew my mind. (Brother of Jackal was hanging out with the beer drinkers at the 2nd set of barriers on Saturday after his race. Yeah, well, it didn't take long before everyone there was yelling "go dad". It was great! I even heard John and Kat yelling it. Too funny! Sunday's race had a lot of encouragers and supporters and cow bells and offers of cold beer while racing.

Thanks to John and Kat and all the rest of the Bike Tech crew for your yelling and screaming and "encouragement". Thanks to the family. It was a blast.

Ride safe.

Peace out, yo!