Most of ya'll know I was sick all winter, had sinus surgery in March, and spent the next few weeks trying to recover. I haven't been happy with my fitness until the last few weeks. I did a cyclocross race last weekend in NC and was happy with my 6th place. I decided to go ahead and do one of the two largest mountain bike races in the Southeast this weekend in Birmingham, AL. I had a great race and a lot of fun. The course was just over 19 miles long including a 4+ mile climb in the middle of the course. The climb is usually me nemesis, but I slayed it today! I was rewarded with a 3rd place in my category! (I'm in the blue jersey. Ignore the craptastic Shrekness of this photo.))