So...it's been a while since I've posted. Not because Camille has been stuck in the garage, but rather the contrary. We've been out a lot...mostly commuting to work, on training rides up to Redmond and Bellevue, cyclocross practice and of course racing! The cyclocross season is coming to a close with only one Seattle Cyclocross Series race left. In a way, Laisha is glad because she definitely needs a break, but already looking forward to next year and the opportunities it holds for Camille to really take off. Camille has almost completed her first ever racing season and has done well. As of the most recent race, she was 10th in the series for Cat 4 Women and finally had her first real race crash. The race course at Monroe at the the Evergreen Raceways was pretty intense and extremely cool. Tons of crash opportunities there... :) It was very cold with a heavy raining mist. At the start line, the racer next to me commented that the tips of my hair had frost on them...so it was quite cold! Alas, despite a phenomenal start, through a muddy section of the course, as I was about to pass the girl in front of me, her back tire lost traction and slid sideways through the mud taking me right out. I practiced my Aikido sidefall and landed well with my bike upside down behind me and the main pack of racers bearing down on me! After a moment of panic while they tried not to run me over, it was back on the bike and on with the chase. Unfortunately I was never able to recover and ended the race 22nd out of 26. Here are a few photos from the race...