IOLA!!

I absolutely love WORS. We haven't seen most of the people at these events since October and then we all converge at the season opener and it's like we were never apart. It's great to see everyone again and now everything seems right in my world again. Of course it always helps when the first race goes well for our family and team. Lisa pulled off a great effort with teammate Diana McFadden for a 2-3 finish in the Women's Elite field. Darrin was 3rd in the Men's and I managed an 8th place finish after starting mid-pack in a 90 rider strong Elite field. The start was a major dissapointment and I had a lot of ground to make up but I don't think I could've finished much higher, if at all with a better start. I know that my new S-Works Epic was responsible for getting me 4-5 places higher than if I was on a hardtail. (Thank you Chris, Scott and Pete for making that happen!!!) Sitting down going through the rooty pine section at the end of the lap and just hammering through it was something I had never experienced before. Honestly I didn't think that was even possible. Anyway, the racing was just the icing on the cake for the weekend. Hanging out at the Peariso's Saturday and Sunday with everyone was as good as the racing. I even got to hang out with the girls and watch some of Avatar in the home theatre. Michelle's cooking was responsible for adding a little extra girth to my midsection so it's a good thing we only stayed 2 days. All in all a great weekend. Many more to come.