I  planned to do this race as my “comeback” but since I still wasn’t feeling that great this week, I decided to pass on it. But it worked out for the best as I was able to feed Heather, my teammates in the Cat 1-2 race as well a bunch of other riders. Since there weren’t enough volunteers to properly man the feedzone, all the people in the feedzone stepped up to the plate and helped hand out neutral water.

The Pro 1/2/3 women raced with the Cat 3 men so it was a fast race. With the wind and some really rough chip-seal roads, things broke up quickly in all the categories and it was a race of attrition. Heather wasn’t able to hang with the lead group of Cat 3 men, so she was on her own for a couple laps. She worked her ass off while some of the straggling Cat 3 men, just sucked wheel to get to the finish. There was one woman up the road so Heather got second. Then after the race, Heather posed with the local America’s Dairlyland fan club!