There was something terribly intriguing about Stephanie's essay titled, "I stole my first bike" that captured our attention. Although it was her description of her transformation from utilitarian riding to a true love affair with her bike that sealed the deal. Stephanie's story is familiar to many of us at Trek, from saving money for six months for a new set of wheels that cost more than her first car, to the Zen feeling she gets from truing a wheel. And only after two years of riding she says, "I know what cadence means, how many watts is a lot. I can fix a flat in my sleep and tell the difference between a pinch flat and goat head at 50 yards." Clearly she fell in love with cycling hard and fast. But her husband fully supports her cycling affair.

With her recent move from Idaho to Minnesota, she is expanding her horizons quickly to city riding and cruising the river bottom trails. Without a doubt you too will be intrigued by Stephanie's cycling journey from utilitarian riding in College to a true love affair on and off the road only two years later.

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September 22, 2008

Race Update

Chequamegon 2008. The good and the bad.

Good:
1. Lea Davison said good luck to me before the race.
2.I beat my time from last year.
3. It was very muddy.
4. Temperature was perfect.
5. I got done racing about 1 hour before it started pouring rain.
6. Did I mention the mud and how much fun it was.

Bad:
1. I didn't get my goal time of under three hours.
2. I had energy left at the end of the race.
3. I took fourth in my age group, which meant no trophy.

Overall the good was more than the bad and I had so much fun during the race. It is still my favorite race ever. Great job to Lea Davison for being the first woman to cross the finish line! She rocks!

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