So this past weekend, I raced at the Norba Deer Valley event and got to finally meet fellow hunnie Stephanie! It was a lot of fun. We shared a condo with 8 or so people and had a blast. The race was fun too. The sport course was totally different from the expert/pro course, and literally had nothing terribly technical on it, save for some horribly sandy, tight switchbacks and significant amounts of pedalling. I managed to pull off 2nd. I am always so nervous about the idea of having to pass people on the course, but I successfully passed 5 women, although the last woman, was pretty slow and I don't think she heard me (or she was ignoring me). I think had I been a little more adament about passing her, I may have gotten away with 1st. I might be too polite, or quiet, or both. Oh well. It was a lot of fun and I was super excited to meet Steph and her man!