Mom of a Cyclist: November 2012

This week has been a whirlwind! I am typing this when I really should be packing.... Actually I am still half packed from last weekend so it won't take long!

Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival in one word: Wild! We had every different type of weather imaginable. J raced all 3 days so we got up at the crack of dawn on Friday so we could get there and get settled for his first race of the weekend. We had TEAM parking all weekend and it was well worth it! Especially when you get to park across from Katie Compton!! That was fun....Friday the boys had a nice relaxed race. J rushed to get ready and forgot to screw in his tire valve so he had a flat halfway through the race and had to switch out wheels. He came in 14th. Lesson Learned!

Saturday was EPIC! We had a sweet parking spot and got there bright and early to setup. Our neighbor:

We got to meet neat people are learn alot. The weather.... not so good. A brisk 37 and rainy. It made for true cyclocross weather. It was muddy and miserable for J's race. He started at 30th and he made his way up so quickly I think he was in top 10 by second lap. I was flipping out!! This was a large field of great riders and he was doing great. Connor was right up there with him. They both conquered the field. Funny, bad weather and these kids were maneuvering like it was nothing. J finished FIRST!! He won the sprint at the finish (which I missed because I can't run from one end of the course to the other) Connor finished 7th! Great day for our Cat 3 boys. So proud.
It was an exhausting but fun day and we crashed hard when we finally made it back to the hotel. Day 3 was a crazy course with lots of twists and turns and a few stakes that liked to jump out in front of people (insert MEGAN's pic here) but all in all another great race. J-man had a great finish there as well. Here are a few pics from the weekend. Enjoy! Now let's pack for Derby City Cup in Louisville, KY!