tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post8483384818219985776..comments2008-11-04T15:09:45.755-05:00zannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17169968339980800861suzanne@bikeclicks.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-22335866759079954582008-11-04T15:09:00.000-05:002008-11-04T15:09:00.000-05:00WHO ARE YOU??? I am blown away when I read your race recaps. It is amazing stuff. A shotgun...OMG!!! You have enter an entire new world. I just LOVE it!!!<BR/><BR/>I am looking to read how you smoked that girl in your next report.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Gotta Runhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03647983887882662002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-43315060303094568542008-11-04T11:51:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:51:00.000-05:00groover - you've got to go check it out ... don't forget your cowbell!!zannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17169968339980800861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-60696902685421722322008-11-04T11:49:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:49:00.000-05:00lauren. yes - off the wagon for the duration of my panic attack the night before! too much dipping into kids halloween stash leads to bad anxieties - as does too much reading about &quot;its a mountain bikers&#39; course&quot;<BR/><BR/>i had forgotten, in the &quot;watch out for that gravel road climb&quot; haze the night before; that i am actually having fun. <BR/><BR/>and i realized after the race, that it really isn&#39;t so scary. i actually liked the course and as usual - wondered what i was so worried about.<BR/><BR/>i was in a momentary funk, and tired from USGP week. i too, am taking this weekend off &amp; trying not get jacked up about the fact that i will very likley lose my 3rd place standings in the series.<BR/><BR/>cause its not about that, right? <BR/><BR/>i could hold seminars in getting jacked up about stuff. <BR/><BR/>i should probably not read about courses, but the pre-ride is a must. i always feel so much better by the last lap of a race. i need to plan for three full pre-ride laps beforehand. because all anxiety is gone by third lap of a race - i get faster &amp; more confident. if i started race with all of it already out of the way - that would be cool.<BR/><BR/>and - right back &#39;atcha on the whole mutual bloggy motivation thing!zannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17169968339980800861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-35616531987467358422008-11-04T10:51:00.000-05:002008-11-04T10:51:00.000-05:00wait a sec. you were OFF the cross bandwagon? you mean just for the night before?<BR/><BR/>because, how could you even think that? you're having such a good time, right?<BR/><BR/>you have good race reports. <BR/><BR/>you're keeping me motivated too! i'm in the mid season funk. taking a break from racing next weekend. but you have to keep going, to keep me motivated!<BR/><BR/>and then i'll keep you going when you hit that funk too.<BR/><BR/>and i jack myself up all the time. i almost think i shouldn't pre-ride the course or read about it so i just can't think about it.LAURENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12466216735337880383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-87789756815090317412008-11-03T17:06:00.000-05:002008-11-03T17:06:00.000-05:00hahahahaha<BR/><BR/>don't take my taxi!pricklypearbloomhttp://pricklypearbloom.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-25947214160635180362008-11-03T14:41:00.000-05:002008-11-03T14:41:00.000-05:00YAY! I love your CX stories. You are rockin' it Zanne!Judihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659061902462311046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341375666857022597.post-78850087110729572292008-11-03T05:34:00.000-05:002008-11-03T05:34:00.000-05:00Your race reports are growing on me. Somewhere I read that there was a cyclocross race in Brisbane. :-)Grooverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746451980347654639noreply@blogger.com