Re: Less-than-inspiring race re****ts

On May 7, 9:01=A0pm, Bob Schwartz <bob.schwa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

> After fini****ng I turned around and headed back out on the course
> looking for my kid. I found her about 4 miles out. This was just
> after the worst headwind leg. She had been passed by almost all of
> the later starters. I asked her if she was OK and she said she felt
> pretty good. She started 15 seconds after me and was probably not
> too far past the halfway point when I finished. I think she had a
> hell of a time in the headwind. She weighs nothing and, even with
> the aero bars, was riding a bike with the aerodynamic efficiency of
> a dog turd. But if she had a hard time she wasn't going to let on.
>
> She finished the race and took first place in her age category as
> the only entrant. This was her first solo bike race, and she wore
> the medal for the rest of the day.

That's very cool.

My club in California ran a monthly informal TT (timed,
no fee, unsanctioned).  There was a guy from over the
hill who would bring his daughter and sons.  The daughter
(13 or so) would ride it by herself and the dad would ride
along behind the 10-y.o. son to keep an eye on and
encourage him.   He had a mini Cannondale
road bike that dad had managed to find somewhere.
This is on low traffic roads but a hard TT -
5.5 miles out with a 1 mile climb, then back.  As the kids
got bigger the 2nd could ride by himself and dad could
ride with the 3rd.  After the TT we'd go back to a pizza
place in town and tell the bike equivalent of fish
stories.  All seemed to enjoy themselves and
went on to fairly active racing in Norcal juniors.

Ben