need more intel @adm0629!! Please DM me!
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What time is your race? I happen to have tomorrow off work and will try to squeeze this in!!!
Just used my mad google skillz to check the website - - 8:50AM. OK. Liz is getting up early on her day off 
This will also motivate me to behave at our company holiday party which is tonight…Google maps for Friday AM is telling me I have to be on the road by 7AM if I am to be your cheering squad. I will do my best 
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OOhhh yay @reservoircat and @PaleGail!! 
I am so nervous, don’t even know why, it’s not like I am a contender for the podium!
If you go to the race, come hang out at the PSIMET tent- it’s joined with other Chicago teams and it is a huge compound with a big couch, table, coffee, snacks, and it’s nice and warm!
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I didn’t think. You were racing other than relay @Coach_Theia i checked the wrong age cat 
. I won’t get out there until the relay race - I’m off but big all employee meeting so i need to attend that - maybe sit on the bike at the same time - not sure - have to figure out those details in the am 
how long will you be able to hang out @reservoircat?
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Hi Everyone - posting this at @Coach_Theia request: Coach will be offline for a little bit recuperating from an accident during today’s race. The day started well, but then a bike mechanical (bent derailleur) prevented her from keeping with the lead pack. She was able to work with for a few laps before course conditions overwhelmed and she crashed. She was taken to the hospital and is now home. She suffered a broken fibula - - noggin is fine however. I don’t have more detail than that at the moment other than she needs a little rest and recovery before coming back on line.
@PaleGail - I didn’t hang out after Theia’s race but I have the wristband that gets you into the park all weekend long - - if you or anyone else plans to go spectate and are in Chicago, you can have my wristband (it’s a sophisticated fabric band and not a single use plastic thingy). Otherwise it is $20 to get into the park.
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@reservoircat thanks for the update on @Coach_Theia! I heard when i got there but had no updates from Psimet. so very sad and bummed for her.
I have a wristband - i got one for volunteering the other day - are you still on the JS slack? I saw chatter there the other day about people maybe going Sunday
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LOL…what is the JS slack? I am so not tech savvy…is that from the bike marshalls? IF so, good idea. I will offer it up to them!..actually no sooner did I post this and I recollect: “Johnny Sprockets” Man I am slow!!
I just messaged the slack group…let me know if I did that right
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Yes @reservoircat i saw the message come through on slack - for the record, I’m not savvy with the cool kids stuff but i try to lurk in the background 
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I was able to hand off my wrist band to Chris!
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Here are a few pics of Cyclocross Nationals. I look at these and have a strange feeling. I did not feel good (not physically, but mentally) at all at any point in this race, so the pictures just remind me of how I was feeling at that moment. I also did not have a good feeling when I did a pre-ride days before. Anyway, at least I had a great sprint start in this event, and was well positioned for a bit before it all went south.
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@Covi I had a nagging voice telling me to quit my race the whole time. I am glad you listened to yours!
@Coach_Theia it’s never easy to do that. We invest so much time training, we rearrange commitments, get up super early and sometimes drive hours to get to a race that it’s never a simple thing to say I think it’s best not to start or DNF. But I do believe that when we are having doubts, our mental state is probably not where it needs to be during a race and when our equipment is not working 100% it adds more stress and risks to the situation. But as Tommy D says, “there’s nothing good back there”. Time to focus on your recovery and you’ll come back wiser and stronger than ever! Xx
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@Coach_Theia I hear you and feel for you 
I will say when I scrolled thru the pics, yes I’ve been keeping tabs on Kenny’s fb group posts, I saw this pic of you and it made me smile regardless of how it ended for you. I think you look positive, determined, and badass so what you felt yourself that day, it did not extend past that. I’m so proud to call you coach and friend 
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