It was a busy weekend. My mom, sister and nephew are visiting, so off to Bend we went for a nice extended stay. Tim and I had decided as long as we were there, we should race both Saturday and Sunday. Road and then mountain bike. I arrived on Thursday evening and had a great day riding singletrack on Friday. Then it was an action packed weekend once Tim arrived.
Bend Don't Brake was a new road race and instead of pre-riding the Chainbreaker course, we went and did five 10 mile loops. Tim raced in the a.m. and I raced in the p.m. Our race was quite uneventful, just like I wanted it. But at 4 miles to go, we were neutralized and had to wait for about 10 minutes while an accident from the 4-5 field was attended to. The race was going to come down to a sprint anyways, so the delay didn't affect it too much. I actually played the finish smart, grabbed some wheels and walked away a victory. Tim also had a successful day, riding with a break out front and then taking the sprint for the win. His win was a lot closer than mine!
Tim and I in our prizes from Bend Don't Brake.Sunday was the fun race in dirt. It was also Mother's Day. I was hoping to bring the "W" home again for my mom, making it two for two, but my legs did not cooperate. I could fake it in the road race, but there was no faking it in the mountain bike race. But at least it was a race. Alice, Lizzy and I were off the front from the gun and riding together. Then passing became an issue as we came up on the cat 1 men. Alice made a great move and Lizzy and I did not get around. Lizzy and I rode together for most of the race, playing a bit of cat and mouse, but my legs were failing me and I was holding on for dear life. Lizzy was rocking and I followed her on the last bit of singletrack before the infield. I had a bit of a bobble with my pedal hitting something, and she got a gap. I closed it back down, but there is no way to pass on the finish. The sprint to the finish was not a sprint, as there was no way to get around and I was 3rd by a second. Alice got a minute on us. I may have had flat legs, but unfortunately, Tim's race was derailed by a flat tire. Since the men did 3 laps, after my 2, I had gotten an update that Tim was 'killing it' and was way out front of all the cat 1's and in the top 10 overall. I was so excited. I waited near the finish line, and waited, and then waited some more until people that he was supposedly in front of were finishing. They told me Tim had a mechanical, so I started to worry. Yep, Tim got a flat. Amazingly he did fix it himself under pressure and even though he lost his podium finish, he still finished 5th with a 5 minute flat change. So, the Butlers were unable to take the double header, but it was a good weekend of racing and fun with the family. Happy Mother's Day to all the brave souls that raise children! I admire you all!
Tim out there killing it prior to his flat with 5 miles to go!
Me out there suffering!
Mom enjoying Mother's Day watching us race. Thanks for being such a good sport, Mom.
My nephew Musa before his melt down that caused him not to do the kids race.
Our lopsided podium. Where's Lizzy?
My sister Cathy, her son Musa and my mom, Sigrid.
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