Whiskey Off-road

The Whiskey Off-Road Mountain Bike Race is this weekend. It's a huge event. Thousands of racers and spectators will flock to our little city over the next few days. "The Square" will turn into a huge mountain bike expo with all the big vendors setting up camp right along the finish-line.

In the past I've always been a spectator and have been my husband's biggest cheerleader, however this year we are both racing. Thankfully it's on different days so we can still cheer for one another. Hubby is doing the "50 proof" race which to me is unthinkable. But I am so excited for him and know he'll do great because he's been training so hard for this.

              Check out the climbing on this race!

      Here's the fun I'll be having on Friday afternoon!

The race is going to be very challenging for me as I am still new to mountain bike riding. It consists of 2650 feet of climbing and miles and miles of single track trails. I'm nervous because 2 weeks ago P and I rode the course and I suffered an injury. While I don't want to go into detail about what happened the good news is I'm healed and can race physically. But mentally I'm a complete wreck. And when I come across the section where it happened I fear that I may panic. It makes me a nauseous to think about.

So why do the race then?

Because it's a course that will test me. It's a course that will give me an adrenaline rush. It's a course that if I conquer I'll feel better about myself because frankly I've haven't felt all that great lately. Maybe it's just the boost I need, similar to when I first started doing triathlons years ago. I'm not sure but I'll let you know Friday night when I'm finished.

And of course the other reason to do (and finish) the race is to get the damn beer glass!