Nickname (aka): Elizabeth

Race Category: 4

Residenze: Monterey

Résumé: Been racing road bike races for two years, Centuries for three years, Mtn. bike races for four years, triathlons for four years... time to add cross, I guess.

Bikes I ride: Road: Look (carbon), Mountain: Santa Cruz Superlight

How I support by Bike Habit: Principal, Golden State Planning and Environmental Consulting, Inc., a land use planning and environmental consulting firm.

Best Time on the Bike: Mountain biking through BLM land in the San Juan Mountains from Telluride to Moab with seven other fun people.

Worst Time on the Bike: Showing off my "old biking turf" in Napa/Sonoma to my new boyfriend in the pouring rain.

My Motto: If your body reeeeeally doesn't want to get out of bed (or off the couch) to ride, eat cookies instead.

Favorite Post-Ride Food: Coffee. Oh, does that count as a food?

Favorite Web Site: NCNCA Feed Zone (always looking for 1. someone I recognize in those photos, 2. races to consider beating myself up at, and, of course, 3.RESULTS

Grab Bag: Being a part of a cycling community makes a huge difference in my life. I look forward to hurting myself on a training ride as long as there's someone to bitch to during and laugh with later when it's done. You just can't compare a race that you go to alone with a race that you go to with all your training buddies. Thanks, Velo Bella