My first race

I must admit to having felt home sick for a while. Being able to alone grab my bike and go for a ride at any time of the day or night just minutes from the city center. Here the story is different. Where are a lot of talks about people getting robbed and places where you shouldn't go with your bike.

And I wasn't particulary happy to get to know that I wouldn't be able to ride the specialized enduro for the race. It was Fernanda's idea that I should still join and that I should ride her old bike and that she's convinced I wont brake it. I really never believed in this thing about it's not about the gear, but I though I should be able to replace everything I brake, so why not!

Fernanda's old bike is great! It doesn't have much suspension and a very steep angle. But no, it's not all about the gear. I'm starting to really like the dry, loose and dusty terrain. And I'm convinced that one more day of practice on the trails would have given me a bigger advantage than more suspension.

I broke the fork but except for that I think the bike survived. So did I, I didn't even hurt myself but I did get tired.

We were six of us competing in my category. This time around Vera from Santiago and Mariana from Peru, both downhill racers, are both faster than me. Unfortunatly Franca and one more girl can't finish the race because they fell, otherwise I think four girls would have been faster than me.

Thanks a lot for a fantastic weekend! I'm planning to run many more races in 2014!!!