Most are wrapping up their seasons. I feel like mine is about 1/2 way done. I headed down to Jingle Cross for the 3 day event. The race organizer sent an email out early in the week stating that IA had received record rain and to plan for mud…and he was right. Every day was super muddy and Mt Krumpet is super challenging, whether you are going up it or coming down it. This year they had a race under the lights on Friday. It was a little hard to see at times but it was fun and I ended up 7th in the 35s. Saturday turned out to be the muddiest of the days so I had my wife work the pits for me and I made bike changes twice. This was critical as some people were having to stop to pull the mud out of their brakes to make the wheels spin. More people showed up to race on Saturday so I was happy with another 7th place. Sunday I woke up and was feeling pretty crusty. 3 days of racing in a row is tough on an old man, but when they say GO, it’s go time and the legs came around and I got 6th place. All 3 days in the money, so that paid for my entry fees and a little lunch money.

I’m headed to see the OR posse this weekend at the USGP in Portland and then to Nationals next weekend and then off to Master’s Worlds with CJ and Guy in January.

Jared…aka Wah

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