September 13, 2008.
Practice day:
We got to Gainesville late in the afternoon. My dad and I practiced my course about 7 times.The course was pretty cool..... it had 3 logs I had to ride over. After practicing we went to the Travelers campground where we set up camp and took a dip in the pool. The campground was awesome.... it had donkeys, horses, goats, peacocks, and parrots. We checked out the animals and rode our bikes around the campground for extra practice. Then, we had some dinner and went to bed early.
September 14, 2008
FSC #1 Gainesville, Fl. (Hailes Trails)
OK....something different this morning. I was awoken by a donkey screaming hee-haw, hee-haw. Then, we got dressed and headed for the race. I was feeling great, I knew I had practiced alot and was ready to race. There were 6 girls in my class that were racing. A couple of the girls were a little older and on bigger bikes so, I knew I had to step it up and go as fast as I could the whole race. I had a slow start (something that I'm going to work on this weekend), but was able to pass every one before heading into the woods. From there I never looked back and finished my 2 laps in first.
