Age 48
Discipline: XC and Endurance Epics, Super D.
Bikes for 2010: Niner One Nine Single speed for XC, Specialized Enduro for Super D and any Downhill stuff I might hit. Santa Cruz Chameleon 1x8 for back up.
History: I started out about 20 years ago on a cheap hard tail cross bike and knobby tires and a trip to the Lake Wenatchee – Leavanworth area. Around 1998 or so I got a full suspension bike and started riding in Capitol Forest and slowly progressed until running into the FOCF group and then started riding a lot more around 2005. I have moved from riding a six inch travel enduro bike as an all mountain bike towards riding light hardtails as all mountain bikes and now on to single speeding as an all mountain pursuit. Somewhere I picked up the habit of doing long rides in the forest and enjoy being out doors all day skiing, hiking, or biking. The local group FOCF really helped get me out meeting other riders and biking more with other people and have more fun doing it with group rides and after ride activities.
Race History: First race about ten years ago sucked bad came in dead last by about an hour on a two hour race course. Not riding and being out of shape did not work well. Then after riding a lot more for a few years I hit a few FOCF super D’s and XC and did not come in last. The last few years some of the FOCF group were racing in a group called Green Line Six racing and I eventually decided to join as it sounded like the racers were always talking about these great trips to races on group rides and at work parties. I figured that racing would force me to learn how to ride faster, further and more efficiently. In 2009 I rode all the Budu race series as an expert (big mistake) coming in near last. Then seven Indie Series races in the sport category and came in the middleof my age category. I tried the High Cascade 100 and did the 24 hour round and round in Spokane with a team. Also rode the FOCF super D and XC race. Racing all those courses really improved my riding and handling skills.
Race Goals: To have fun seeing how far I can push myself against other comparable riders and better riders. Learn how to ride better and faster. Get out and around the Northwest and maybe other areas and ride with the GL6 team.
Favorite Area: Capitol Forest and all 200 miles of trail. Every time I ride any trail or area in Capitol Forest I am thinking this is one of my favorite rides! And in Good weather and bad it is all good the mud and the rain and the snow and the ice and at night with lights !!!
Favorite Race Course: It seems like the worse the course and conditions the better I place! So I have no idea, they all had good points. Green Water for the Indie Series, and the Fort Ebey Course on the Budu Circuit. Sick Puke 09 for pure endurance event.
Age:28Race Discipline and Category: Cross-country, sport.Years racing: 1Bike(s) of choice: Full suspension Specialized, recently converted my old Cannondale Hardtail to a single speed- it's been a lot of fun to ride.Mountain bike history: I wanted a mountain bike when I was about 8 years old. My father bought me a pink road bike. I was heart broken. When I was 20 years old, had a small amount of cash in my pocket as an undergrad student, and came to Olympia to stay with my uncle (Todd) for a summer, I got my second chance. I found a used Cannondale, custom built by Jeff Hames, in Port Angeles after test-riding about 10 bikes in Seattle. I rode it out along Hurricane Ridge on my way home with it, and I've been riding ever since then. I mostly used it to commute to campus during undergrad and vet school but got out on occasional weekends for some technical single-track, and tired out a few guy-friends. Then I became employed, bought a used full suspension bike (from Rachel) and then I started racing, just last year.
Race history/goals: My first two races were at the end of the Budu series last year and were a lot of fun, after those, I decided I didn't mind the mud if it meant riding with a bunch of other nutty bikers and possibly winning a race or two. I raced in the Indie series; Women's Sport class, and won for my age group. Not bad for the first year, and staying busy as a new vet. Over the winter I converted my first bike into a single speed and hope to race in the Budu series with it. I am also hoping to ride in some longer endurance rides this year as well as the Indie series again. FOCF racing has been a lot of fun too- The Super D weekend was awesome last year!
Favorite riding area/trail: Capitol Forest- 8-50-6, though during the winter down towards Porter is better.Favorite race course: Hmm. The sick puke course this past fall was awesome in it's variety of terrain and degree of challenge in it's length. As well as the weather!Favorite bike buddies; My canine running buddies; Blueberry and Sarnin (Sarnin is soon to become a biking buddy- we'll see how she does on the trails this year!).
