Day 4: Race Day

Bikes have so many different types; road, hybrid, touring, track, cyclocross, recumbent, single speed and mountain bike. I remember my first 'mountain bike'. I ordered it from a Sears catalog and put it together myself. I rode my crappy mountain bike all over the mountains of Northeast Ohio. I wonder what happened to that bike.

I ended getting two more mountain bikes when I realized last year that I don't really ride that many mountains. Northern California has some excellent mountain bike riding, but I really don't like packing up may car and driving 45 minutes to ride my bike. I like opening the garage door and heading out my driveway on my bike.

But, it is fun and extremely challenging. I really need to work on my skills so what better way than to race. The Prairie City Race Series is a great way to jump into mountain bike racing. It's very friendly atmosphere and some great riding. Not to mention they give away one bike frame a week!

The last race I placed 3rd in the beginner, so I figured might as well move up to sport(intermediate). Ouch. While I may be a good beginner mountain biker, I am not as good intermediate mountain biker. But, I survived and piled on 10 more miles towards the cause. Plus, I won a $20 gift certificate at Fleet Feet!

Rumor has it you are supposed to count 1 mile of mountain bike riding as 2 road miles. While that may be true, I will not count miles double.

Daily mileage: 16
Running total: 120

P.S. Here's the big daddy hill from the race. (I got 16th out of 23.)