Memories

This was the first Muddy Buddy--in Richmond, 2007.  Nat was a great friend and agreed to take a trip to do the MB and go camp at Va Beach for a few days.  

At the last minute, after we picked up our race packets, we went next door to Old Navy and bought these costumes.  They consist of straw hats, overall/mini-dresses, hot pink tanks (trust me on this one, they were hot pink) and then a stop at WalMart for our sheriff's pins and bike decoration.  

The whole wild-west sheriff thing just developed from what we found cheap.  Maybe it was the hat that finally decided it. 

We did the race as team Jewel Nation, in honor of our usual threesome of Jules, Nat and Shonda.  It was awesome.  I'm excited to be doing the MB this year in a different park-with a different trail.  I loved Richmond, but after doing it twice (and the second time with no free beer!) I'm ready for something different (with free beer).






 

Notice the beautiful black stallion riding on the handlebars....

We were supposed to be riding the really nice yellow mountain bike in the background.  But we had last minute mechanicals that we couldn't fix, and were stuck with the old nag in blue.  Thankfully we figured it out before the race, because, if I recall correctly, one of the mechanical issues was something like brakes not working, or the wheel falling off, or some such thing.  

I am placing my trust in Natalie this year that she has David double check everything before our departure!  But we'll bring the stallion along, just in case.