Stellar

this has been a fabulous week. lots of good mtb rides, including adventure village--how could i have forgotten about the slalom course and increasingly decrepit but still cool xc trails we built last summer!? the town of brevard also had the pleasure of hosting the effervescent emily, who will be rocking out with bc (and rooming with me! yeeahh boi, as she would say) in the coming mtb season. i don't think i need to tell anyone how awesome she is.
the hobby park race was this weekend and it was sooperdooper good times. a huge b-town caravan rolled in and proceeded to dominate the podiums(four brevardians in the top fifteen of the pro field!) i got third behind two pros, anina and philicia. the climbs were awesome but not frequent enough and the descents were great fun but not my forte...piedmont style twists and turns and nothing super technical. philicia had ze skillz and i did not.
i spent a lot of time during the race composing odes to my bike. i love it passionately and it's so reliable and beautiful and comfortable.
and so demure.

also, for the first time i have some legit sponsors and they're being so generous i think i should say something! specialized is helping out a lot and the fast tracks were PERFECT and FAST for the course this weekend. cane creek and tifosi are also showing the love, and i can never forget sycamore cycles, i.e. the best local bike shop EVER. yay! onward, in the quest for endorphins and adrenaline!
i am not as pinned as i should be. story of my life.