X highlight for 2007

Magically, my 'add image' featured restored itself here in blogland. With pix again, I promise to post more than once a month for all of the 07-08 schoolyear....

One day, last June, we East Bay Cyclists racing under the banner of EMC2/Vellum Cycles put on a little crit race. The course is fun and I've come to know & love it much better in the past year or so; we did our skills camp there last December and (coach) Gianni leads a sprint workout there on Wednesdays. IT was a real thrill to be a part of a solid day of racing - not as a racer, but as a host for the day of racing. MY highlight for 07 was not any result - but being a part of the cycling community and giving something back to my team and other racers.

EMC race day, I got overly eager in the 35+4/5 race and attacked halfway through the race (something I hardly ever do). Whatdya know, the only responder was my teammate Adam M... I was on day 2 of racing (Dash for Cash day before) and had little sleep (as registrar for our race and father of 2 wild boys). SO, the image above captured our brief foray OTF and my HR nearing max. I finished mid-pack and a wee bit batter the day before. Really, a success because a year before this weak display of bravado, I had pneumonia. Here's to the 2007 NCNCA season, was fun and mostly healthy for me! See you at the races next year - and hopefully in some off-season activities in the next 4 months.