Mason did her first road race this past weekend up in Chantilly at the Syn-Fit Criterium. She hung around the back of the pack and just took it all in... Mason style. She did manage to stay upright the entire race, rolled at 14 mph (her fastest average to date) and she clocked in at 21mph somewhere along the course. This was also somewhere around the 5th time she has been on clipless pedals and her confidence is growing each ride. All in all, it was a great day for her. She said it was not as hard as she thought and her legs did not hurt at any point in the race, she was just out of breath. Of course, it did not help that I was out of town all week and she was not on her bike once while I was gone. Here are a few pics from the race.
Ahhh... little does she know what she is getting into.
Just hang at the back of the pack... you can do it!
Really, I am smiling on the inside, this is easy, no pain!
The aftermath... Thanks to our good friends Bill Gros and Jen Rasmussen for all their help throughout the day and for getting Mason going while I stood in the registration line.
The quote of the day from Mason "each time I went to pass the girl in front of me, she would just speed up" NICE!
Then to top it all off, she got recruited after the race since she was not wearing a team kit during the race!
...Jason
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