Sunday, February 10, 2008

Cherry Pie... Making sense of it all

With ten dbcjrt athletes competing in no fewer than seven races over the course of eight hours Cherry Pie made for a long day... but, I think I've made sense of most of it.

There were four pies and every podium place imagineable... first, second, third, third again. There was deep diggin' and gutsy riding... and it was fun!

I'm impressed with our win in the 13/14's, and with our podiums in the 10-12, 15/16 and 17/18 races, but it is boring to write about things that are expected. If you want the gory details of victory and glory I'm sure that you can read about it here shortly...

what I want to brag about is the unexpected... Kelbster hanging with the lead group of the 13/14's, even while giving up a year and a half to them, all in an effort to serve pie to AWfoSho... -or- Karch turning 150 plus rpm on the downhill while clinging desperately to the hind quarters of the lead group... -or- Robby, in his first-ever junior race, finishing with the lead group of 15/16's... -or- the smile on Torey's face as he recalled moments of joy and ecstasy in the first chase group-- the thrill of the hunt... -or- the grim determination on AJ's mug as he realized that bike racing hurts... -or- the lap that Brian got to race with his pops... -or- the utter disappointment TK must have felt after being gobbled up by the p/1/2 field 20 meters from the line after 5 or 6 laps in the wind... -or- the battle against tears AWfoSho waged as he watched his teammates doing battle without him...

those are moments that make junior bike racing what it is... gotta love winning, but gotta love each kid's personal victories just as much...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Nice capsule, Steve. Making me cry, too. Wish we could have been there.

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