Carolina Cross

Cross season just started here in the Carolinas. It is weird to think that in a few weeks it will all be wrapped up back home.

My knee has almost completely healed. It still gets sore after hard workouts and barriers, but each week it feels stronger and I feel more confident. About a month ago I was able to start doing only dismounts and remounts slowly, and I have progressed to ripping down our school's Dual slalom course on the Cx bike and flying over the barriers I set up at the bottom at a good amount of speed.

Last weekend in Raleigh was my first real cross race. It was 70 degrees and sunny, no mud, and no rain. That isn't cross. My brain kept jumping back to last years MN state cross race that followed the blizzard on my birthday, where we ran more than we rode I think. It felt so good to be racing again and I had a great time getting to know a whole new crowd of racers. They take cross pretty seriously here and there were some really talented riders in our field.

I have a lot to work on for fitness, but I'm just happy my knee is still holding up well.