This cross season has been amazing. I can barely keep on top of it, but it’s dragging me right along anyways. Soft Like Kitten went from nothing to a serious stamp on Seattle’s cyclocross scene. This has been in large part due to everyone just being awesome, fun and not giving a shit.

Jane scored us some last minute sponsorship with Fremont Brewing, so we’ve had hydration covered along the way.  Dylan picked up a tent for us and Chris is in the process of getting it painted. Everyone has been really great about trading off duties to make sure we have a spot at every race. It’s a big time commitment, and I really appreciate the support.

It has brought a tear to my eye to see so much pink in almost every field.

This season I decided to move from Cat 4 to the Single Speed field. I was already racing on a single speed anyways, so it wasn’t a huge leap in logic. I’ve basically ended up in roughly the same position at the finish line as I did last season, but with a much tougher field overall. I’d like to think that if I did a Cat 4 race now, I’d do pretty well. I’ve considered doing two races on one day, but haven’t taken the plunge yet.

I came into the first couple of races with my legs already whipped from Paris Brest Paris. Distance riding had really taken it’s toll on any explosiveness I might have gained from all of the Cross Club practice. I don’t regret any of it, obviously, but I might focus a little bit more on my training for next season. I doubt I’ll get extremely serious about it, but I’d like to be mid-pack at some point in my life.

For some reason, this time last season I was a little bit glad that things were wrapping up. Racing had taken quite a toll on me mentally and physically. This year, I am really disappointed that it’s almost gone. We’ve got about 3 more weekends of racing to go, not including some of the one off ones. I’d love to get some sort of weekly races going post-season. I’m not sure what all it would take to make that happen.

What’s next? Who the heck knows. Let’s just keep on rolling.