Stony Marathon

Ahhh… the Stony Marathon where endurance is the game and legends are made. Unfortunately, that did not hold true for our Cycletherapy mountain biking team. Half of our team members Did Not Finish (DNF); Expert riders had to do six laps or 62 miles. Mark Parmelee-DNF, Cheryl Hill -DNF, Derek Hill- DNF, and Brian Underwood age group 19-29 took 3rd place, missing second place by a second. The Sport class had to complete four laps or 42.3 miles. Kelly Bartlett, 24U took first place. Lisa Johnson 40+ took first place. Montana Johnson, 14U –DNF, Forrest Johnson 15 to 18yrs- DNF, David Moore 35-39 , 12th place and Dave Zatek 40-44, 9th place.
Our club riders Duane Underwood Beginner men 50+ DNF and Andrew Devers 11-14 took 4th place. Montana crashed hard in the Pines, coating himself with mud and whacking his head on a log as he hit face-first. It was a long, tough day, but Team CT will be back for more!

Catch up

Ruby Campground; attitude is everything

The following two weeks after the Brighton XC race is the most difficult time for me to get any workouts or rides in. I rode twice the week before Ruby. Going into the race, my outlook was not good. I didn’t expect to perform well at all. The race got under way and my competitor Lillian was leading the pack down the straightaway. I caught her at the first hill and stayed with her through the technical terrain. Every straightaway she would gain distance on me. I finally caught up to her after the “Wall” on the return trip from our first lap. Again, she pulled away at the river crossing and through the straight away on the campground road. The race was turning out as I predicted. I caught her on the first hill as our chips recorded our times for the first lap. I love the technical sections and I was able to keep pace with her. This is when my attitude changed. I told myself, “Well if she is going to win, she is going to have to earn it.” As we hit the wide wooden bridge, I realized I had more of a push and had to veer left to avoid hitting her. My legs were feeling good. I started to break more to keep pace with her. Finally another rider wanted to get by and I took the opportunity to pass her. I knew she would catch me on the straight away and I really wanted her to earn the win. Eventually I could not see her through the trees. Now, my attitude starting to change again, I wanted to win. I rode the last lap with the mind set to win and it paid off.