tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post4862127069826910634..comments2008-08-22T13:06:29.875-04:00zannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17169968339980800861noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-84283490596930947262008-08-22T13:06:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:06:00.000-04:00You are in such a great zone. Hardcore all the way!!! Amazing. Your post even get me excited :)Gotta Runhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03647983887882662002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-77408764697710896232008-08-22T08:21:00.000-04:002008-08-22T08:21:00.000-04:00bettybetty: i know, its really awesome that the team has these skills &amp; drills practices - but even if they didn&#39;t, my husband raced cross last year &amp; i get a lot of help from him too. so yes, am way lucky. - i thought of you when i read your post about shitty cx practice...sucks to be the only girl and the only beginner. it&#39;s getting really big here &amp; we&#39;ve got quite a few beginners giving it a try - it evens the playing field a bit at practice. and the experienced racers hand out tips like candy - so its all really nice.<BR/><BR/>lauren: the first race is september 14th - last is december 7(at least that&#39;s just the OVCX series - ohio valley) - i think it goes longer, but those races are much further away. <BR/><BR/>i have heard from others that the cx videos on youtube are a great thing to watch too ... just haven&#39;t done it yet! i really need to check some out!<BR/><BR/>vegan: anything i can do to help ensure that the rubber side stays down ... i&#39;m here to serve. :-) i was laughing when i read your comment - so nice to know i actually provided something worthwhile! <BR/><BR/>slb: thanks! first cx race report should be soon after september 14th!See Zanne Runhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17169968339980800861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-2966644748015279922008-08-22T02:41:00.000-04:002008-08-22T02:41:00.000-04:00Great job, I am looking forward to you first CX race report!SLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841289199998319545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-36197691971393449292008-08-22T00:06:00.000-04:002008-08-22T00:06:00.000-04:00Woohoo, awesome job on the passing!<BR/><BR/>By the way, you unknowingly saved my ass and the asses of my riding buddies the other week. We were on one of our Wednesday night Gap rides and we crossed an intersection and rode right into a bunch of sand!<BR/><BR/>There was nowhere to turn to avoid it and it was too late to stop, so we rode into it. People were freaking out but I had JUST read one of your CX training posts and I blurted out, "Don't stop pedaling! Don't stop pedaling!" and everyone kept pedaling and we all made it through without crashing.<BR/><BR/>So, thank you!!! :)Vegan Run Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932742540980820321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-23022510193412674912008-08-21T10:49:00.000-04:002008-08-21T10:49:00.000-04:00yeah, that sounds like a pretty good clinic! you're totally going to be set once the season gets going.<BR/><BR/>when's your season start out there? when's the first race?<BR/><BR/>the other thing that helps me a lot is to watch videos of the pros doing it. <BR/><BR/>gives you an idea of what works best for dismounts, barriers, run ups, shouldering and stuff.laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12466216735337880383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-6804145080826064052008-08-21T10:29:00.000-04:002008-08-21T10:29:00.000-04:00That is the CX practice that I want - I need coaches. You are so lucky. I am green with jealousy.BettyBettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14689105039645020348noreply@blogger.com