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Detox: Day 2

Posted on Dec 23rd, 2008 by Cara

This no coffee thing sucks.  ugh.  I have a headache and I'm cranky.   PV on Sunday was also not that fun.  First, TCTMJ kept talking, just random talking.  Then I got two flats.  And... More »

"Relax Cara, you should smoke some grass."

Posted on Oct 10th, 2008 by Cara

Hmmm -- said to me (or close enough) by someone who doesn't even know me.  tsk tsk.  I'm the mellowist cyclist ever.  Not that that's saying much.  That said, whole Furnace Creek 508 (or in... More »

I'm a Renaissance Person

Posted on Sep 3rd, 2008 by Cara

So... as part of my rehab from the past 9 months of racing, I've started doing yoga and playing squash again.  Since I never do anything half-assed (expect writing my dissertation, which is more like... More »

San Ardo Race Report and University Race Report

Posted on Aug 29th, 2008 by Cara

After crashing last weekend, I was a bit apprehensive about racing.  I did some interval work over the week and was sucking.  Ugh.  Oh well.  Olivia Dillon, superstar from  Touchstone , told me she was... More »

Brentwood Grand Prix Race Report

Posted on Aug 17th, 2008 by Cara

OUCH! A 2.1 mile 2 corner circuit race.  Backstretch is slight uphill, homestretch is slight downhill. I was having a good race.  I'd contested a few primes and won one.  Yay for the non-crit-rider.  Things... More »

Upgrade!

Posted on Aug 5th, 2008 by Cara

I got my Cat 1 upgrade yesterday.   Super-fantastique! Now I don't have to worry about getting points during races.

I am not a smart girl (but still pretty).

Posted on Jun 25th, 2008 by Cara

What happens when you don't clean out road rash?? Yup. A late night trip to the ER.   According to many people I'm a big wimp.  Whatever.  The cut on my ankle looked and felt... More »

Elkhorn Classic Stage Race Race Report

Posted on Jun 22nd, 2008 by Cara

Elklhorn Classic Stage Race - Update

Posted on Jun 21st, 2008 by Cara

LOTS of drama. BIG crash today in the crit:  broken bones, broken bikes, lots of missing skin.  I was having the crit of my life before that. First two stages were good: a 6th and... More »

Elklhorn Classic Stage Race - Intro

Posted on Jun 18th, 2008 by Cara

Since Kern County, I've been getting in some fantastic training.  I was going through a phase where I felt like crap all of the time, but over the past 2.5 weeks, my numbers have gone... More »