On Saturday, my mom, our friend Dave, and I competed in our first endurance race, the Hammer Head. Dad did it last year, so this was his second time. The Hammer Head had three different distances that you could pick to ride--25, 50 and 100 miles. Plus, there were team options for a 100 mile team and a 50 mile co-ed team. Mom, Dave and I chose to do the 25 mile solo race. Well, actually, my mom wanted to do the 50 mile co-ed race with me, but I thought she'd be too slow and I wanted to do the race by myself. That might not have been the best idea. (I'll tell you why later in my post.)
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Wow, look at that really cool jersey in the front left of the picture! :-) |

Once everyone got going, it was about 3/4 of a mile to the beginning of the single-track and that's where things really went nuts. The people at the very front of the pack got in with no problem, but then it started to back up and came to almost a complete stop. To see what I mean, take a look at the video below.

We finished in 32nd and 33rd place, which was pretty cool since we were 2 of only 3 kids riding.
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Dave |
Remember when I said it might not have been the best idea to tell my mom I wouldn't do the co-ed race with her because she was too slow? Well, she was fast enough to take 3rd place out of 12 riders in the women's class. Boy, was she happy (but she's never going to let me forget it now either)!!
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Jane Hodess--1st, Pam Swails--2nd, Jennifer Mace--3rd |

The Hammer Head was a great event and we all had a lot of fun on the course and at the trailhead.
Next weekend, we take another road trip. This time we'll be in Ducktown, Tennessee for SERC/US Cup East #5. Wish us luck!!
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