Thinking about your first Race?

[dnap]

Well I havent registered yet, I am still trying to think of a way out of it!

Just go for it! It sounds like you know the park and you'll probably surprise yourself and find that you'll be keeping up with the other ladies. At least if you give it a shot then you can decide if racing is for you or not. I've met tons of awesome ladies through racing. I look forward to seeing them on race day because I don't otherwise get to ride with a lot of them. Pull the trigger and register!! 😀

 

[chemgirl]

Well I havent registered yet, I am still trying to think of a way out of it!

I am just not a fast or good rider, but all my guy friends ride with me then race and I feel left out when I just take pictures. I love riding, I am just not fast! SO racing has never been good for me. It takes me about an hour to do the 6 mile Lewis Morris loop and thats fun for me. My friends say, just register and do the loop at my own pace and have fun. I have looked at the results, I am sure to come in last and I guess? I am okay with that. I really do love the thrill of race day. SO I am giving myself until tomorrow to race or just take pics of my friends!

Just do it!! I think I met you down at FairHills last year. It has to be you because there aren't too many of us female MTBers near Flemington. Race it and have fun! You may surprise yourself. If you ever want to ride RV or Stover, I'm there all the time, I'll help you get faster.

11 women already registered for Cat 3 !! You ladies are going to have some fun. 🙂🙂🙂

Cat3 women are up to 12!! What happened to all the Cat 2 female racers? At Wayway and Tymor the Cat2 class was less than half the size it was last year?:hmmm::hmmm: Ladies where are you???

 

[dnap]

Cat3 women are up to 12!! What happened to all the Cat 2 female racers? At Wayway and Tymor the Cat2 class was less than half the size it was last year?:hmmm::hmmm: Ladies where are you???

I'm supposed to be racing Cat 2, but I've been on IR 🙁 That's one more... Where is everyone else?? It used to be a pretty big field.

 

[PrettyToughRider]

Hi YES! 🙂 That was me - you ride sport right?! You know this is such a love hate thing. I enjoy riding it but after 3 years STILL suck ass at it.

Since 5 of my guy friends race I am there anyway. I gave up the racing part since Granogue Mud Fest. Im just not good besides there was a woman who I knew was training really hard and this one race meant so much to her, that when I had a chance to pass her, I coouldnt and just paced slowly behind. I am more interested in helping other women then beating them!! LOL, so me thinks my race spirit may be off! I am just so slow, I just white knuckle the brakes allll the way down a hill. I have NEVER ridden with another woman. I just keep reinforcing my own bad slow habits by myself! 🙂 When I ride with my men friends I just let them go off and we meet at the end. 3 years ago they did try helping me but I was such a baby about my ego and not getting it, that I pushed their help away!

Anywhoooo....Im kinda thinking that if I ride and place last (Which I most definetly will, trust me, I work 5 minutes from LM, I know it takes me an hour) then at least I give another woman the benefit of not being last !! 🙂 Kinda like taking one for the team. And actually I am ok with that!

I will be there to cheer you on!

 

[allygadget]

Well I havent registered yet, I am still trying to think of a way out of it!

I am just not a fast or good rider, but all my guy friends ride with me then race and I feel left out when I just take pictures. I love riding, I am just not fast! SO racing has never been good for me. It takes me about an hour to do the 6 mile Lewis Morris loop and thats fun for me. My friends say, just register and do the loop at my own pace and have fun. I have looked at the results, I am sure to come in last and I guess? I am okay with that. I really do love the thrill of race day. SO I am giving myself until tomorrow to race or just take pics of my friends!

ALLYGADGET!!! Your boyfriend put my odomoter on my bike yeterday and thought I may be your MTBNJ forum connection! Hope you had a good pre ride, it wsa HOT!

Thanks!!! Jam and I went out yesterday and it was ridiculously hot. I sweat-ed through everything on my body gross lol.

I am excited for this weekend I am glad there are 11 of us!! We will have alot of fun! All of us feel like we are going to be DFL which is pretty funny. I think (and hope) this will feel like more of a group ride of beginners than a race haha. I am very nervous and would like to finish the loop in 40 to 45 mins. I am glad its early because hopefully it will be cooler.

 

[PrettyToughRider]

I PROMISE i will take last so if that helps the rest of the group I will register right now!! LOL..... This IS the only race I have ever seen that puts the 18-39 women together?! We have gone off together when the class is low, but we are still in different result brackets. Im kinda suprised they arent doing that.

 

[pixychick]

I am more interested in helping other women then beating them!! LOL, so me thinks my race spirit may be off! I am just so slow, I just white knuckle the brakes allll the way down a hill. I have NEVER ridden with another woman. I just keep reinforcing my own bad slow habits by myself! 🙂 When I ride with my men friends I just let them go off and we meet at the end.
I will be there to cheer you on!

I came from the same place. My first race was LM 18 years ago. I only entered the race b/c all my friends were racing. I went in thinking I would be last and had already decided to walk anything I felt was too risky. I never even gave a thought beforehand about how to pass. I ended up sitting behind a women afraid to pass. The two of us ended up chatting it up, I rode the whole course (no walking), and I was not last. There is something to be said about seeing another women ride something with ease. You think, well she can do it, maybe I can too. It really helps your confidence, which opens up your ability to learn more skills. Come out and race with the girls! I'm sure you will enjoy the race and meeting other women.

 

[pedals]

Okay--I just registered... I'm really looking foward to seeing everyone on Sunday, and to meeting some new rider friends. I'll be in cat 3--40+, but we will prob. all go at the same time. Good luck to everyone !!

 

[RacerChick]

Where is everyone else?? It used to be a pretty big field.

So far this year my racing/training results have poor at best. Last week I went to the Dr. and he had ordered a full blood test. The results show a few levels to be very low, important to high endurance racing. Last Sunday at
the Williams Lake race I was only able to race for 3 out of the 12 mile Cat 2 35+ event. My friend Pedals saw me hunched over my bike off the side of the trail and asked if I was OK. I was forced to DNF. I would hate to miss Lewis Morris, but if I didin't have the strength to ride 3 miles, racing for 21 miles at this moment seems out of reach. Tomorrow I'm going to ride my MTB and see how I feel. Hopefully I get everything worked out in time for the start of the Cyclocross season. I'm not sure why the turnout for the 40+ Cat 2 women's field has been so poor for the H2H Series. I would have thought with the next 2 rounds being in NJ, we would have had many more. For the ladies who want to race this Sunday don't be nervous, go out and ride at your own pace. Try not to think of it as a race, test yourself and have fun! I hope to see you guys out there this Sunday,

RC ... 😡

 

[dnap]

Hey RC, sorry to hear that. I hope the doc figures out what's wrong and that you are feeling better soon.

I'm dying to race on Sunday, but I'm still on the fence. It's been a bad start to the season for me and I am pretty far from race ready at this point. I'm not sure I can do one lap at the moment, let alone 3. I'll know after tomorrow whether I'll give it a go or not.

Ladies.... If you have legs and lungs and bikes that function please race so that those of us who want to (but can't) can at least enjoy knowing there are more of us out there having a good time together and supporting each other in the sport. 😀

 

[Jam5377]

I am just not a fast or good rider, but all my guy friends ride with me then race and I feel left out when I just take pictures. I love riding, I am just not fast! SO racing has never been good for me. It takes me about an hour to do the 6 mile Lewis Morris loop and thats fun for me. My friends say, just register and do the loop at my own pace and have fun. I have looked at the results, I am sure to come in last and I guess? I am okay with that. I really do love the thrill of race day. SO I am giving myself until tomorrow to race or just take pics of my friends!

NO WORRIES! I think a bunch of us feel the same way. ALLY and I went out the other day.. I had to stop so many times and talk my stomach down.. Then my mind was just out of it. Hopefully I can snap it all together for the race. It's my first time too. I am not caring about placing or anything. I am just doing it to do it! Hopefully I can do it in 40-45 mins!
As long as we are all out there and having fun, that's all that matters! C-ya'll Sunday morning! Gonna be good times!

 

[PrettyToughRider]

Hey RC, sorry to hear that. I hope the doc figures out what's wrong and that you are feeling better soon.

I'm dying to race on Sunday, but I'm still on the fence. It's been a bad start to the season for me and I am pretty far from race ready at this point. I'm not sure I can do one lap at the moment, let alone 3. I'll know after tomorrow whether I'll give it a go or not.

Ladies.... If you have legs and lungs and bikes that function please race so that those of us who want to (but can't) can at least enjoy knowing there are more of us out there having a good time together and supporting each other in the sport. 😀

I have the legs AND the bike.... just not the lungs... but I love pixie chicks way of calling this a group ride.... a group ride I can do!!! Other racers are saying they hope to do it in 40-45 mins. The last 2 weeks I have ridden it in... 1.10, 1.07 and 1.05...and WHY? WHY? has it been taking me that long? Because at the top of each hill I have to stop to breathe, because I smoke. 🙁 And apparently....Im going to need to do something about that since now when I climb, i feel like I have asthma.

Anyway, I am doing this group ride on Sunday morning! If I break an hour I will be happy! 🙂

 

[Jam5377]

I'm right there w/ ya PrettyTough on the breathing.. It sucks.. and I am just sucking air like it's going out of style! We are just out there to have fun.. and gosh darnit, fun it will be! sweaty, exhausting, lung transplant fun!

 

[dnap]

Anyway, I am doing this group ride on Sunday morning! If I break an hour I will be happy! 🙂

Awesome to hear!! 😀 I'll be there early cheering all of you on!! I'm still wishing I could be beating myself up for 3 laps, but I'll save that up for the next race 😉

 

[pixychick]

Me too and with cowbell. Go get em girls! 🙂

 

[allygadget]

I am so glad everyone is so nice. I am already getting nervous but knowing everyone is so supportive and kind really helps ease the butterflies in my stomach. I can't wait to see everyone out there tomorrow and have a great time! Good luck to everybody!!

 

[pedals]

You're not alone with those butterflys !!! Safe and fun race everyone---OOOOhhhhhmmmmmmmm-----------------

 

[pedals]

😀It was a great day at LM ~~ aside from the heat --good to see so many gurlz out to race! There was alot of 1st timers today so congrats to all of you !!😛🙄🙂😛

 

[pixychick]

Great job on your race Pedals! Yes, it was good to see so many ladies out there today. Congrats to all those that went to the start line.🙂

 

[Robin]

What a fun time for my 1st race - Pixy, you were right 😉 great to see all the ladies out.