Aaron and I borrowed bikes from our friends Holly and Chris a year and a half ago for a scavenger hunt here in downtown Bham. We had SO much fun riding around that day that we decided to scout out craigslist for some bikes of our own. I ended up with a really awesome road bike that I use to get back and forth to UAB and a few other places. Aaron ended up with a mountain bike. Since then, he's had a new love in his life... mountain biking! He's a natural at it and has really gotten good over this last year. He spends a lot of his time riding up at Oak Mountain and at a few other trails. Yesterday he did his first race. He placed third in his age class at Bump N' Grind! I was on the sidelines with my cowbell being the dorky wife that I am. :)
He would have placed second if he were already in the age class he'll be in next year. Can't wait for all of the races and wins to come! GO AARON!
Sidenote: Now, I must rant about a newly-made foe. Some extremely unattractive guy in the "expert" category ignored the warnings of three volunteers while trying to go up a trail in the opposite direction of some kids and other racers that were about to come through. I was the last person in his way before he got to the bridge. I said "Dude, there are some kids that are about to come through here." He replied "Girl, I'm fast. I could run you over in a second and put you in that ditch." So, I'm pretty sure that he got a good dose of karmic retribution. In fact, I'm pretty certain that he did a nosedive later that day on blood rock. Maybe those gangly teeth of his will get some much-needed surgery... Ugh... what a jerk.
