holy schnoikies!

well, you've all read charisa, marit, courtenay, ian, beth and jen's blogs or facebook updates. so you know how it all turned out for them, but let me tell you from a spectators perspective, this race was nothing short of amazing and all of them put in performances nothing short of phenomenal.

i was thrilled to be out there to scream and clang, clang, clang my cowbell at them all. i also got to yell and scream for my l.a. peeps kevin, gary, alma, tina, mo, stella and monica.

lisa, jesse and i had a blast supporting our friends and heckling all the rest. ; )

here are too few pictures of the 24 hours i spent down south with them. i loved meeting everyone's husband's as well. nate, jerome and oscar were all very cool people. meeting all the folks i hadn't yet met was such a treat and they were all pretty much exactly as i thought they would be ... just more real!

me, shannon, jen, beth, marit, courtenay


marit, killin' it on the first loop hill


marit blowin' the hill away on the second loop!



charisa & beth, post-race. these two really do radiate sunshine.

and finally, the house monster lived up to her name as a bit of a grump, however she did take a moment out from her hand slapping antics to pose for a photo.

house monster behaving like a good sponsored kitty.

^..^