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Wild Boar GNCC 2022

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Wild Boar GNCC 2022 Those of you that know me, know that I love sand more than I love a big piece of strawberry pie after a race! So, I was absolutely stoked for the Wild Boar GNCC in Palatka, FL. Most people do not like it because the sand is deep and the track is rough. Leading up to the week before the race, I pinched a nerve and maybe tore a muscle in my lower back. First part of the week, I felt crippled. Could not walk and could not bend down at all… it was rough. I continued to stretch and kept up with stabilizing exercise and took it easy. I seem to get 1% better every day. Early Friday morning, I started my 16 hour solo trek to Florida. The drive was not terrible. I turned on some podcasts and was pretty entertained. I did not drive straight through but knocked out 12 hours of the trip. I got up early Saturday morning and finished it off. I got to the track before the AM ATV race…. And it was already hot out. Being from Missouri, it is still cold and snowing so the 90 degrees and full on sunshine was a brutal adjustment.. Don’t get me wrong, I love the sunshine and hot temperatures. I just have to get used to it first. I biked part of the track to check it out. The good news is I could ride my Ebike better in the sand than I could in the SC clay. Makes no sense but it is true. Track looked rough but nothing super terrible. I was still struggling with my back so that is why I didn’t bike the entire thing. I decided to camp in the van so I had no driving to do in the morning and got to sleep in some before getting ready. I made an awesome but easy breakfast in the van and started going through my routine. I was still stoked about racing but knew it was going to be extra challenging with my back. I got to the start line earlier than last time and got a better spot, closer to the inside. I had a decent start, front part of the pack. 4 other girls and I swapped back and forth multiple times throughout the first lap. Getting through the traffic on the first lap was a lot harder than the last lap. I was catching so many people quickly. This race was a lot tighter so passes were a bit sketchy but I had to make it happen to keep going forward. I wrecked a few times on the first lap from getting hit but nothing real crazy. I liked how the course flowed. It had some deep sand sections, not so deep sections, and some palmetto sections. It was not super technical, IMO. At the start of the 2nd lap, I could feel blisters starting to pop. Not a great feeling. It is wild, I never get blisters. People keep saying “WELCOME TO GNCC”. I felt decent on this lap up until towards the end of it when I could barely hold on from my ripped hand. At the end of my 2nd lap, it was time to get my bottle to work on refueling myself for the last lap. I usually grab it and keep moving while doing so but I came to a complete stop and killed my bike because I could not multi task with my blistered hand lol. I started to feel the achiness of my back but I knew I could keep pushing. I was getting ready to make a pass and clipped a tree and went down hard. I laid there for a bit until someone came to help me back up and get my bike up. It was a struggle to chill out and find the flow again but I just kept moving forward. The tracks started to get a lot deeper and rougher… luckily I have ridden things a lot rougher than this. It prepared me well. I finished P7 and a lot better than I did on the overall at the first round. I am still learning the craziness but feeling a lot better each time. Looking forward to Georgia this upcoming weekend! Congrats to Leivan on his 1st place finish! Broc French was able to make it to this round also, finishing 3rd in the Warrior class. Big thanks to everyone helping me at the races and helping me do what I love! Since, it is back to back weekends of racing GNCC 12+ hours away from home, I am staying the week in between the two rounds. I spent a few days soaking up more sunshine and on the beach with some great friends before heading to Georgia to get some ride time in. I am super blessed to be able to do these adventures. More Posts Back To Blog Page

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The General GNCC 2022

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The General GNCC 2022 Picking right back up where the last adventure ended… A cold front came through Georgia, bringing tons of rain. I got to ride a few times during the week. I headed to the race site Friday. I decided to no pedal the track Friday since it looked awfully slick for my ultra-beginner mountain bike skills. Friday night, it rained extremely hard and the wind was strong. On the bright side, it stayed windy all-day Saturday which somewhat helped dry out the track. The quads blew a lot of the track also. After the PM quad race, my crew headed out to Ebike the track. Less than a mile in, I ate crap in a mud hole, covering myself in mud. It was not fantastic. After the laughs were over, we proceeded. The track was gnarly. It felt like rut after rut, mud hole here, mud hole there. I felt like I was walking my bike more than I pedaled it. The sun started to set and we were losing daylight rapidly. We were around mile 7. Before we knew it, it was pretty dark out and extra sketchy with no lights. We waited until we got near a field section and started to cut back. Still sketchy and not the smartest thing I have ever done but we made it back in one piece. Sunday morning, started out brisky. When I went to the start line, it was 25 degrees. The top layer of soil was frozen, making things extra slick. I got off the line decently, but was at the tail end of the pack going into the woods. I am not sure how, but I wrecked pretty hard, hitting my head, a few miles into the race and lost the pack. I drastically slowed down after that. The second lap, I clipped a tree sending me to the ground again, this time tweaking my front end. I couldn’t get it fixed so when I finished that lap, I had the pit crew fix it for me. The famous line of the race is when Rick tells me, “You realize you are in a race right?” When I took back off, I picked up the pace quite a bit. The mud holes and ruts got a lot deeper by the last lap though. I found myself rolling around in the mud, pushing my bike, being stuck, struggling to choose safe lines on this lap. I got stuck at least 10x on this lap. It was brutal. I was so glad for this race to be over. I made up some time, finishing 7th. First lap, I was in 11th. I never found a flow at this round but it felt like nonstop slickness, ruts, and mud holes. I am still learning every round about this craziness but I do feel good going into round 4. Steve Leivan finished 1st after a dead last start and working his way through the pack. Colton Pratt raced his first GNCC and finished 12th in Sportsman A. Two racers in my pit crew also had stellar performances. Cameron Matteson finished 1st in A150 and Trenton Matteson finished 1st in Junior B. More Posts Back To Blog Page

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IRONMAN GNCC 2021 – I FINALLY RIPPED THE BAND AID OFF

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IRONMAN GNCC 2021 – I FINALLY RIPPED THE BAND AID OFF I FINALLY RIPPED THE BAND AID OFF! I found out my van was going to be ready for its for trip so I felt like I HAD to go to Ironman GNCC and not to spectate. I’ve had the largest itch to race! The last time I raced was November 2020. MORE THAN READY FOR THIS. This was my first GNCC ever racing/attending. It was for sure a different atmosphere and pretty chaotic but very RAD. I’ve never watched an ATV race before and that was neat. Looking at the trails after they had been on them was completely different than anything I have ever seen. Like it was wild. It rained Sunday morning and never stopped. Lots of down pours. The 10AM race got delayed and I ended up sitting on the line for a hour. It rained basically the entire time leading up to the actual start. The field was turning into a pond. 10 secondssssssss!! FINALLY, IT WAS GO TIME! My bike didn’t want to start for some odd reason and by the time I finally got it to start, I was practically taking off with the row behind me. I brushed it off and rolled with it. Crap happens. By the end of the field, I passed two girls. I passed a few more in the first 100 feet of the woods. Shortly after, I came up to the first pile up. Someone pointed me into a line and I passed like 50 people! It was nuts! It seemed like every half mile there was some kind of “technical” area that was loaded with people wrecked, stopped, or laying there. I focused on choosing good lines and not waiting around. I felt like I excelled on the hill climbs and navigating most ruts. Don’t get me wrong, I had my fair share of fall overs, wrecks, and getting stuck in ruts, face plants, rolling down a hill because I couldn’t stand without falling. One wreck left me stuck under my bike and another rider rode up and told me to grab on to his arm and so I did and as he rode off, he pulled me out from under my bike. That was pretty dang funny. The most memorable moment of the day is what ended my race early. I was 7.5 – 8ish miles in and was in a field section. So far, the ruts in the fields weren’t super bad and the standing water wasn’t super deep. I was trying to get around a rider and got stopped dead in my tracks. The rut was so deep and full of water, it literally brought me to a dead stop and almost threw me off the bike. IT WAS DEEP! Like up to my gas tank deep. Bike sucked some water in and wouldn’t run. I didn’t think leaving it sit in a water hole was a great idea so I got off my bike and tried to get it out. I mentally prepared myself by saying “I can deadlift this out of here, no big deal!!” I shoved my arms down in the water and wrapped them around my front wheel. I was able to lift the front wheel up and almost out but couldn’t get it high enough. After talking to another rider, it is best to focus on the rear wheel and getting it out and then proceed on dragging the bike out after the rear is out. I realized; I was going to need help so I decided to just chill sitting Indian style on my bike. I was out there for at least 40 minutes. I got super cold because it was still raining and I was drenched. Finally, the neighbors found me. They rolled up and was like “Holy shit! We heard you were stuck but didn’t think it was THAT BAD!!” They helped me get my bike out and I tried to get it started again with no luck. I got off to push my bike into a position to where it could be hooked up to be towed and I ended up face planting into that deep rut. I guess it was my time to go for a swim lol. We finally got it to where we could tow it out. It was a super cold ride back. I got lots of cheers and laughs from fellow racer’s as we arrived back to the pits. I really did not know what to expect with my physical capabilities coming back from a shoulder injury especially in the gnarly conditions but I am more than pleased with how it handled it. Everything felt easy. It was very odd to me. I have kept myself conditioned throughout the entire injury (since January) and have a very solid base following my own training programs. But now it is time to build and get to work for 2022 prep! I want to thank everyone in my corner throughout this injury and constantly pushing me to level up. I also want to thank my sponsors who are still helping and supporting after a full season off. I appreciate everything! Lastly, I just want to say I had an absolute blast and cheesing the entire time! I AM STOKED TO BE BACK TO RACING! More Posts Back To Blog Page

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