San Tan Crit

I posted a comment yesterday, as I couldn't blog. So here's the comment I wrote since I am now a blogger. Thanks Trish for fixing me!!
The San Tan crit was awesome. The women's Cat 4 race was at 1:15. I showed up about 12:15, got signed up and then went out to warm up. Hit the start line nervous as can be since everyone was telling me not to do it (mostly to stay safe & unharmed for Tucson), but that's why I was doing this crit... as prep for Tucson. This was officially my 1st crit race ever. I liked that it was 40 minutes, gave me time to figure out who to stay away from and where to be in the turns. We had a couple close calls, but everyone managed to stay on their bikes. But man, some of those girls need to take a skills and drills class! I hung in and even led a few laps throughout the course of the race but made my move with 1 lap to go and followed another rider up to the front. I was 2nd goind into the last lap. The rider who was 1st backed off and dropped back which left me out front. I figured, this was not where I wanted to be so dropped back a bit as well. Hindsight is 20/20, but looking back I should have pushed with everything I had to stay out front. I jumped on the lead wheels and hung in tight. Came around the last corner, stood up and gave it everything I had. Somehow I managed to finish 4th and it just made my whole day. I am so stoked and even won $15. I know many people are gun-shy of those crits, but I absolutely love every minute of it. Does that mean I'm warped in the brain? I just have one thing to say....Two Wheel Jones Racing is in the house and we are coming to Tucson baby!

Kathy Connolly