What a great weekend of racing, camping, and driving. Saturday was the High Desert Screamer in Gallup, NM which we followed up with the Mt. Graham Hill Climb near Safford, AZ. The riding in Gallup did not disappoint–30+ miles of singletrack. The following day I broke the Cat 2 record on Mt. Graham and won a hand-painted ceramic pony, plus there were cookies and subs for all the racers afterwards–one of the many things that made the weekend. Even the local press wrote a story on the race. So here’s the U of A mountain bike team and everyone who toughed out almost 1,000 miles of driving over the weekend:

Currently, we’re leading the “A” category points in the SWCCC (that is, the Southwest Collegiate Cycling Conference) which means we are on our way to qualifying our team for Nationals.

Other news? TJ is now back in Tucson and our little guesthouse is overflowing with bikes! We’ve got 2 in the living room, 1 in the bedroom, 2 in the office, 1 in the laundry room, 4+ in the shed, and my commuter in the courtyard. He had a pretty busy extended weekend as well: 1 wedding (Congrats John and Nora!), 2 cyclocross races, 2,000 miles of driving, and a visit with my parents. He also delivered a CD of pictures my Dad took in Canberra–so I’ll post those in a few days with a tardy race recap.

Some more pictures from the weekend: