Racing is an addiction!

By: Kasey, a recovering addict

So, after the road season ended for me on Labor Day weekend with the fantastic Steamboat Springs Stage Race, I hung up my road bike.
Just to take down my mountain bike!
And do 2 races this past Saturday in Breckenridge!
What started out as a mini-vacation to the mountains turned into a 1-day, 2-race whirlwind.
I decided to sign up Friday night for the Breckenridge Fall Classic Circuit Race, which was 5 laps on a 2.2 mile course. If this had been a road race, we would have been done in under 30 minutes. As it was, I took an hour to do it, falling over in the switchbacks, and generally having a blast!
I finished 2nd in my maverick class. This was so much fun that I went straight from the finish line to the registration tent, where I proceeded to register for the time trial (hill climb) which started in 1 hour.
Lots of chamois time . . .
The hill climb was much better, because turns out I'm better at going uphill on a mountain bike than down, compared with all the pro girls who have been descending crazy trails all year.  It was a 3.6 mile hill climb, took me 29 minutes, getting 2nd again.
So sad that the mountain bike season (locally) is over :( 
Hmmm, most people would probably recommend cyclocross or therapy at this point!
I choose neither! But I am so happy to have made my 50 races this year!
Here's to next season!!!