Dessert

Some things I just can't resist because of a name....

20 Something Envy

AHHHH....to have 20 something legs again!!



Sheena Perry's account of the Xterra Appalachia Race last Sunday:

"Did a pre-ride on Saturday and thought to myself “OH SHIT!” The bike was a muddy mess (if you can believe it worse then Big Bear) on Saturday when we did the pre-ride and the “crick” we were suppose to cross back over was about waist deep and too swift to cross so we rode back with some guys on the road and it was a bit longer than 11 mile easy pre-ride we were all hoping for. We got back to find out they were putting in a new piece of single track along the “crick” just incase it didn’t drop by Sunday.

Well it started raining Sunday morning at 4:30 and rained till about 7:30 so the muddy mess we were on Saturday was just disgusting and the wooden bridges were so slick you could barely walk across them. Saw some guy hit one and break his collar bone and at that point I decided it wasn’t worth it! Just wanted to finish the bike in one piece and get onto the run. Rode the new piece of single track and it was actually nice and quick not what I was expecting for new single track. The MTN climb was a total hike a bike for me and most of the people I was with it was so slick tires didn’t matter. The down hill was just a slick. Was a happy camper to get on some gravel trails and packed dirt trail after that crap!

Got out on the run and really enjoyed the run. It was a nice run, an honest “TRAIL” run :) loved the run!!

Finished with a smile :) This year just isn’t my year for fast anythings so I am out to have a good time and to complete every course I sign up for.

Chrissy got 1st in our age and 2nd overall YEPPIE! Chrissy!"

As I get older I try to tell myself "you can do anything you want to", just in a different way. Lately I've been feeling everything; tired all the time, pain in my elbow (tendonitis), pain in both my knees and it's making me think, maybe I should slow down.

Never.

Enjoy your youth forever!

Meet Sigmund...

My husband is the best.

Vickie's Retirement Roast

The Ladies of Heim along with Vickie Wass in the center with her "Big Girl" glass. Vickie is retiring after 35 years of service!

The Berry Cosmos were in abundance.



Fun was had by all!

Tuesday (Wednesday) Ride in Norchaux

Last night's ride was so nice, I thought I would write about it. Before the ride Steph Mader and I went for a 2 mile run from the house as a little warm up in preparation for the Capital City Challenge Adventure Race in September. At 6:05 the Perry County contingent showed up and bodies and bikes poured out of Ray Egolf's Volkswagon Van---all 5 of them: Dave Clay, Larry, Keith and Brad. SO-Chaux was represented as well by Larry Camp and Jody Eberly.

The 10 of us started out up Ridge to Woodrow. Headed through that place, down LC/MCR/STH to the Turkey clearing. Cut across to the beautiful trail down to that sweet singletrack to BB and up to Dead Womans Highway. Down DWH to Grave's...the boys did the upper and Steph and I did the lower and met up at the end at 233. Cross back over to the home side and take the other sweet singletrack to Woodrow, then take the usual trails back up to the top. Two and a half hours of fun!

There was a cool breeze on top of the mountain--quite unusual for the middle of July!

We enjoyed chili and beers on the deck afterwards. Lovely.

What's in your fridge?

My co-worker's a funny guy...that's our sixtel for Saturday!

Come and find out what's in the mystery kegette!

Happy fourth.

Teamwork

Chili and I went out to the Osterling Farm yesterday in Marysville (VisitPA 12-Hour Relay) for our second attempt at doing a race together. (The first race since the Maximus for Chili)

We had previously done the 12 hours of Lodi together as a duo team and it worked beautifully with us capturing 1st place.

This time our goal was to go out and have fun and just go for a ride. We both were a little apprehensive about this race. For Jill it was her second attempt at finishing a race this year and she wasn't sure how she would feel. I was worried about the tendinitis in my elbow acting up with all the logs that are known to be at the farm and to be honest, I never liked riding there in the past. (Plus both of us had our "female friends" with us---or "Aunt Flo"---whatever you want to call it!)

We got lucky with a gorgeous day and both went in with great attitudes.

I have to say, I had a great time! The course was much more fun than I remember it and maybe the 29 inch wheels helped me, but I was able to ride 90% of the logs and various boardwalk log and creek crossings!

Jill completed 3 laps and I went for an extra lap, making 7 laps for our team. There was another women duo team who where cyclocross racers who were turning in sub 1 hour laps. We'll take a second place!

What a great day and it wouldn't have been that way with anyone else.

Thanks, Chili!