Treasure Valley Cycling Club

OUCH! That hurt! I have been sick for a few days and had been seriously thinking of not racing. But... With it been our raace, and I love the Eagle Island course and park I decided to give it a go. I had a great first lap. On the back side of the course I wasriding behind a guy that seemed to be slowing and the lead group started to pull ahead. I attacked and dug deep to catch the lead group as we entered back into the park. I heard my daughters yelling for me and I raised a hand to recognize I heard them.

It was so great to have the state championship race in Boise and the crowd was awesome! Everytime I came by the start/finish I would get a big boost because the crowd was so loud. The course set up was by far the best course they have ever had at Sandy Point!!

This was my first time doing this great charity ride for the blind and I had such a great experience. It was really well ran and my turkeu burger at the end was awesome! It looked like Reel Theatre had 10 members listed but I only saw Bob and Margo, Shelly and her son Kevin Green, Brad, Eric, Ladd, and myself.

So, there I was. Due to the copious amounts of ice in my jersey pockets and the large frozen, ice filled sock down my back I was staying fairly cool. The body and legs are feeling great.

Kurt Holzer got off on the front which caused the pace to really slow down because we let him hang out there and no one really wanted to do the work to bring him back. After a while I decided to put in a hard effort to cut he cap and then force others to start working. It worked and before long we had Kurt back with us. Big props to him for getting away.

Wow, what a great turn out from Team Reel! I had a blast riding with my daughters Reagan and Kaitlynn as well as Kate and Kerry Elder. I was so proud of those girls! On a very hilly course the intense wind made for a very difficult ride, but they rode super tough. Jacqueline rode the 10 mile option with the Hamilton clan and big thanks to them for letting her ride with them, she is hooked for next year. J.J., like so many others (especially on the longer rides) was absolutely waisted by the wind. That was one windy day in the saddle!!

Well, this event was probably my hardest day on a bike. I figured the six stagesand 90 miles total I did included approx 35 miles of consistant steady climbing. As difficult, painful, and dlirium inducing as it was, I loved it! I must say that our set up, especially the way Jaimie takes care of us is top notch! Thanks to Ladd, Nate, Eric, and Jamie for and awesome day!!!