FEAR inspires FAITH

FEAR is what I'm feeling at the thought of tacking the Gelnorchy Downhill track on Sunday. I've heard it said that it is one of the hardest in Australia. It is steep and loose and rocky and yep - it scares me s*&%less.

FAITH is what I need to find more of to be able to ride some sections, which I have got off the bike and walked or rather, slid down on my two previous attempts.

I am looking forward to it - strangely. It is the third race in the Tassie downhill points series and while I'm no match for the faster, younger girls, I am actually - strangely - currently second in the series. BTW - that's NOT me in the photo, but it is what I'll be riding down.

FEAR often inspires FAITH as we seek something outside ourselves in difficult situations.

Flying

My son and I have been building jumps so we can learn to fly!

Faster - again

Last Sunday I came 3rd in the first round of the Tasmanian State Downhill series, setting another PB time. I keep getting faster, thanks to God.

Faith, fast, fun!

This weekend several of my friends are in Adelaide for the first round of the National Downhill series. I've wished them all good luck and told them to ride fast and have fun!

"Adventure before dementia" - saw this on a spare wheel cover on a 4wd - love it!!

4,000+ FAST (not me) but FUN!

4,000+ people walked and ran the Burnie 10 on Sunday 19th October, and just for something different our Devonport TAFE library staff walked the 10kms for the first time. We're all reasonably fit, and had a fun time walking, talking along the road beside the beach in Burnie and completed the walk, a little tired but not too sore, in 1 hour 40 minutes. Reckon we'll do it again next year!

FASTER...

Faster is how I went in my second race last Sunday at The Lea near Hobart on a very very windy day. I had a lot of fun hanging out with those fabulous female friends who are as crazy as me. There were four us which is a good turnout for the girls. I managed to ride faster and fly over more of the jumps and rocks than ever before, but I did have trouble finding the faith to ride freely around one rocky corner after a hard fall which made me very thankful for my full-face helmet. It now has some new scratches on the front. And, you should see the technicolour bruises on my hip and thigh - well, maybe not. I am so sore! But I will do it again! And pray for more faith to go faster (with fewer bruises)!

Flat out

Well, another month has gone by. I've been flat out, working, buying and painting an investment property, and not finding much time to ride. Did spend 3 days in Canberra watching the fast pros riding in the UCI World Cup mountain biking. That was COOL FUN!! (and freezing)
This is my friend Leigh from Canada riding in the World Cup race. She came 16th and she's not a professional, so she did really well. I bought her old bike, so hopefully, with a bit of faith, I'll be as fast one day.

Off to Hobart tomorrow for a bit of much needed r&r (racing and relaxation)

FAST, FASTER, FREEZING, FANTASTIC, FRIENDLY, FURRY, FUNNY

FAST is how this year is going! I knew I'd been neglecting my blog but I didn't realise it was already over four months!!

FASTER is hopefully how I'm riding now.

FREEZING, FRESH and FANTASTIC
is how I'd describe our recent Tassie weather.











FRIENDLY, FURRY and FUNNY are my cats.