Cyclocross Racing!!

The cyclocross season is in full swing now and I really am having trouble thinking about anything else these days. I have been racing for my new team, Organic Athlete, for about a month and a half now and I have four 'cross races under my belt. I started out in the beginner category and did really well (10th place in my first race, 2nd in my next, and 7th out of a field of 147 in my third despite getting a flat right at the start and fighting my way up from about 60th place). Last week I moved up a harder category and again had a great race, finishing in 20th place out of 125 people. I was in the top 10 or 15 about 2/3 of the way into that race when I got a flat and had to cruise into the pit area on my rim. There were so many folks racing that I could not find my set of pit wheels among the 70 or so sets. I lost several places that way. This weekend we have two races in Astoria, Oregon. With any luck my tires will stay inflated and I'll find out what I'm really capable of!!