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So yes…hello again to all you faithful fans. This past week marked the start of the dirt crit series out on Sauvie Island called, The Kreuger’s Kermesse.   It was fast paced and dusty, but I managed to snag second place and send a teammate on for the W.

figure 1. A shot of the podium

 As you can see from the photo,  everyone was out wearing their best and brightest team jerseys. I personally,  am completely amped that Vanilla chose to go with the pink bunny kit for this season.  The only downside to the race was the gnarly batch of blisters I received as a result of trying to man my hands up for ‘cross by not wearing gloves. 

figure 2. “look Madge, I soaked in it!”

There is one positive outlook on the blisters though.   They’ve  given  me something to whine about and an excuse for my second place finish at work this entire week.   “Yeah, I was about to take the race but then all these blisters started popping.  So I decided to help my teammate bring in the win.”  

I wonder what next weeks minor injury is going to be?  I’m also wondering if Tsai will  ever sober up