What an exciting day! We had a stage finish at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, so I headed out to the track to stalk Taylor Phinney, I mean, watch the finish! Here are some pictures from the afternoon!
PETER!
Since my Spokies love him so much, I thought I would see if he would give a little shout out to the team!!
Well, I’m feeling a tiny bit better every day but I still haven’t been on the bike yet, so I had to sit this race out… my home course. I will let Brian and Dillon take this one for me!
Brian ended up 3rd, with Micah taking the top step.
The little Bae ended up with the #1 spot for the day!
Well since we last talked, I have unfortunately been diagnosed with Epstein Barr aka Mono, which is relieving to know what’s been wrong with me for the last couple of months, but at the same time EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING because I’m going to be out for a while. It’s time for me to really listen to my body, rest and recover. There isn’t anything that can be done to make epstein barr go away except for REST, REST, REST. Those of you that know me, know that this isn’t going to be an easy task! 🙁
So I got to be a spectator at Battle Born this year, which is a real bummer since this is my second home town and I really love this course a lot. Last year I ended up in 2nd and really wanted to make that a #1 this year, I guess that will have to wait!
I packed up my chair and went over to the different stages to watch the Brian and Dillon go through the course. Steve wasn’t racing either, so he drove me around all day in his SUPER AWESOME Toyota 4Runner!
I love this shot that Scott from Called to Creation got of Steve and I! <3
First we went over to stage 5 and watched everyone go through the rock garden. Brian and Dillon looked super smooth through here! This is my favorite stage, I would have preferred to be racing it! LOL
Next we went over to where a couple of the stages meet and I just sat and waiting in the wind, which was super gnarly this year! I guess you have to decide, would you rather have wind or heat?! I’m not sure which is worse, probably the wind as it sucks your time. Scott decided he wanted to take a break, so he came and hung out with me!
Brian had a rough day with a crash and some mechanicals and ended up having Micah help him fix his bike so he could finish the race, but he still managed a Top 10 finish in 8th place!
After a not so great first enduro at Fontana, this girl was ready to have a better Sea Otter but I wasn’t sure how it was going to go since I was in bed for a whole week after Fontana, which meant I was on my bike 3 times before racing Sea Otter! I always love Sea Otter as I get to see my friends from all over the country that come to this race!! It’s my time to catch up with my favorite people!! Plus I live across the street, so it’s super easy and convenient for us to get there!
Me with Maddie, Porsha and Ryan Leech!
I felt pretty good in line for the first stage, it was the DH course that I rode once, but I knew I didn’t need to worry too much about that stage as it was the shortest. I got to the bottom of the stage and saw my time was faster than last years, so I was pretty stoked about that. I ended up riding all of the stages faster than I did last year, so again, I was happy with that. I knew I wasn’t in tip top condition with the last few weeks of illness, antibiotics and infections so I had to set a realistic goal for myself, which was to STAY ON THE BIKE and to try and beat my times from last year.
Once results came up, I was 10th. At first I was a little bummed about that, but then when I looked at the times 6-10 were all VERY close together! With all things considered running up to the race, I was satisfied. 🙂
Essence rode herself to a solid 4th place!
Brian on the other hand rode SUPER STELLAR and landed himself up on the #1 step! I was so proud of him!! He had worked super hard and earned this podium!
Brian #1, with Micah in 3rd! Way to go guys!
Our little Bae probably had one of the best podiums of the weekend, he landed himself 5th in a VERY STACKED podium with some of the best racers in the world!
My weekend wouldn’t have been possible without the AMAZING AND TALENTED MARIN BIKES MECHANICS, Gravy and Tom! They had my bikes all tuned and ready to go the whole weekend!! I am so thankful for their support!!
Gravy and Tom!
And while Dillon got to share the podium with Yoann Barelli, I got to take a quick pick with him! 🙂 <3
