I'm doing something INSANE tonight - updated with video!

[katinthehat]

Keirin racing at the velodrome.

Where we are paced out by a motorcycle.

Now my video ...



Josh was too busy keeping the kids from running on to the track to get a great video but this gives you an idea

I did three races, a 3K scratch race, a miss and out and the 6 lap Keirin.  I got a girl at the line to come in 5/6 in the scratch race (which is just whoever crosses the finish line first wins).  Then I made a tactical error in the miss and out (which is last person to cross the finish line gets pulled every lap until there are just 3 people left and then they race for 1,2,3) and I had no hope in the Keirin, I was just hoping not to get lapped by the motorcycle.

Still, the velodrome is ridiculous amounts of fun and I just can't remember the last time I had so much fun doing something so hard.  My girls were at the track from 6 to 10 last night and had a great time too, which makes me happy that they don't mind coming and watching me.



Marion drew a picture of me racing

[sassystace]

Looks like fun!

[allez]

Cool! Good luck with the race.

[cinco]

So cool! Good luck!

[venice2007]

Awesome! Good luck!

[katinthehat]

updated!

[cinco]

Love Marion's drawing. (heart)

Glad you had a great time. You have come such a long way on the bike!

[sadlebred]

Looks like you had a great race! I love Miss and Outs! The track is family and spectator friendly. Does your track ever do big events? The Dick Lane Velodrome here in Atlanta does a yearly "Pro Series" on Saturday nights once/month. Cat. 1/2 riders from all over the Southeast come--sometimes from as far away as Florida and St. Louis. A local catering company sells dinner (good food, not just hot dogs/ballgame food), they have a booth with DLV merchandise for sale, a raffle, and once/year they do a brewery night and sell beer. Pro Nights can draw a few hundred spectators.

Photos from the last Pro Race a few weeks ago:
sadlebred.smugmug.com/Sports/Road-Racing/2013-Dick-Lane-Velodrome-Cup/

[kams]

Oh I love it! Great job!

[gt7301b]

That is INSANE!!!

[mcc]

Looks awesome!

Just a word of caution, your video says your full name so you might want to edit later.