I rode up with the usual suspects, Marlon and Jeremies.
Ready for the weekend...or a famine.
Nice rack! Jeremy (nicknamed SJ) and Jeremy (nickname Eppo) to avoid Jeremial confusion...Marlon and moi before leaving my place.
Roaaaaad trippppp!!!
"Karen." Our navigator.
This was the beginning of what I like to call the "Eppo show."
The night before the racing/practicing...SJ, me, Eppo and Marlon
My sweet man left me a note on my seat for good luck and encouragement. Thanks baby!
The first morning of practice came early
I could not get enough coffee...
Riding down the hotel's hallways was a highlight!
We discovered it was absolutely FREEZING that first morning... and we loaded and unloaded a hundred times... we got pretty good with that rack. Thanks Marlon! Nice rack!
Our first glimpse of the famous Sea Otter Classic. (No, this is not an underexposed picture. It was freaking miserably overcast and cold!)
Jeremy "SJ" starts us off with our calestenics..
Team "Significant Otter" ready to ride... even though we could not feel our fingers! Marlon and Jeremies signed up for the "Super-D", and Eppo and Marlon for "Cross country" and I for the "Downhill" race.
Cool set up for the shuttle back up from the bottom of the "Super-D" run. Too bad it was totally unorganized and it took us a while to find the actual pick up location...
I totally almost wore that jersey...
During my downhill practice runs... did I mention I was freezing?
This is me on a practice run on "Super-D" or "Super-Lame."
On downhill course. I can't figure out why the pics are so small.
Any good day or riding should be followed by cold refreshing beverages with good friends!
We went to the premiere of the Mtb movie "Seasons". This is me INSIDE the poster. The movie was incredible. I highly recommend it!
Marlon and Jeremy. I don't know. It's only like, the best picture, ever.
Where's Waldo? Oh, wait, that's Jeremy. Going really fast while not moving.
A section of the downhill run. This is where like, 3 people crashed hard and were airlifted out in stretchers.
Back at the car attempting to warm up. Marlon and his sock puppet. Never leaves the house without it.
Oh. The misery. The cold, numbing, frostbitten misery.
So, our first time at Sea Otter was a success. We all rode our best, had a blast on our roadtrip, and were all in ONE piece at the end. Fun and NO injuries? That's what I'm talking about! Thanks guys! You rock.
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