August 20, 2013

Back on a mountain bike.

I told myself I would never mountain bike. Years ago while in college I flew over the handle bars of a mountain bike and it really scared me to a point where I never wanted to do it again. 

Either my memory has failed me or I am just much more confident in my bike skills now; I am actually starting to mountain bike again! It's been about 10 years but I am taking it slow and sticking to flat trails. I recently got a new mountain bike and have really been enjoying the scenery of the dirt trails (vs. riding the roads).

This weekend I will do my first mountain bike race. I wasn't nervous until I saw that 65% of the race is single track trails and 35% is dirt road. It also states that I should carry a good map with me. Seriously? And hubby signed me up for this? Does he know me? Yikes, this worries me. I hope the course is marked really well because if not I am totally screwed. 

Or maybe he's screwed if he loses me?



 

1 comment:

  1. You are braver than I am! I have wanted to try mountain biking, but fear of crashing is really holding me back.

    Good luck in the race. I can't wait to hear how it turns out!

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