karen 001_2.jpgAs a part of a 4-woman relay team, Go Go Girlz, I raced my first lap, 12 very hilly miles in thick, sloppy mud in the late afternoon. My second and final lap of the race was at 1:30 a.m. |
Coolest24Pics - 01.jpgI generally pack too much, but since it rained nearly non-stop Friday through Sunday, I was happy to have lots of warm, dry clothes with me. |
Coolest24Pics - 10.jpgThe rain stopped for a moment to let Henri, Kate and Jill show off their hula hoop skills. |
Coolest24Pics - 02.jpgGo Go Go Girls Team Founder made the race weekend a lot of fun by helping out constantly, despite her shoulder injury. |
Coolest24Pics - 13.jpgA long line of traffic slowly snaked in on Saturday morning before the noon race start. Those of us who were hardcore camped out the night before in the pouring rain! |
Coolest24Pics - 04.jpgA highlight of the weekend was a delicious dinner provided for us Friday night in the lovely Cool, California, home of our friends Renee and Kent. |
Coolest24Pics - 44.jpgJen, Henri, Karen and Winona ready for the race. |
Coolest24Pics - 06.jpgAlex and Pat load up on calories at Friday night dinner in Cool. |
Coolest24Pics - 03.jpgHenri and Winona show off their G-Girl Bling. |
Coolest24Pics - 05.jpgLovely Renee is a new mom to Kody and Kent is the proud papa. |
Coolest24Pics - 07.jpgCanine friend! |
Coolest24Pics - 08.jpgGo Go Go Girls past and present, plus solo superstar Melanie, gather Friday night. |
Coolest24Pics - 09.jpgBike racing makes for good bonding: Winona and Alex. |
Coolest24Pics - 11.jpgGo, Henri! |
CIMG6061.JPGKaren goes blonde - for a few hours, with a wig. |
Coolest24Pics - 12.jpgHoop it up, Jill! |
Coolest24Pics - 14.jpgThe race course is lovely, through woods and lush green fields. |
Coolest24Pics - 15.jpg18 of us packed into 2 tents during the rainy race weekend. |
Coolest24Pics - 16.jpgTracy looks the part of the costumed Go Go Go Girl racer. |
Coolest24Pics - 18.jpgThey are off! Race started at 12 noon Saturday. Ended at 10 a.m. Sunday. Called short due to terrible, rainy weather. |
Coolest24Pics - 17.jpgDan, Erik and Pat helped a ton! |
Coolest24Pics - 19.jpgThe mud made spectating very entertaining. |
Coolest24Pics - 20.jpgAlex looks clean in white shirt before his first lap. |
Coolest24Pics - 22.jpgLindsey and Rita, Go Go Go Girlz, hang out in our tent. |
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Coolest24Pics - 31.jpgAlex Anderson is mud-covered during his 8-hour solo race at Cool. |
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Coolest24Pics - 36.jpgMiss Melanie D. made this race her comeback in the solo division. |
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Coolest24Pics - 46.jpgFarewell, Pat. He headed back to Idaho after helping all the G Girls with race support. |
karen 002.jpgThe mud wont' come out of my clothes! |
Coolest24Pics - 47.jpgHello, Hank! Post-race, I drove to Sacramento, Sunday, planning to return to Santa Cruz Monday. Hank was so generous that I recovered at his place til Tues. night. Thank goodness for dear friends! |