So I was super nervous on my way out there, as I barely made it there in time to sign up and get my stuff together. so once I got to the line I was a little nervous. They got the girls together and we went first. Apparently this is not the way that they usually do it.

So there were six girls, Jen, Marsha, Gloria, Myself, Girl in all Yellow and Ann. So we started off and right off the bat I'm on the outside of a double pace line. I'm kinda stupid that way. Jen and Marsha out front. Then we switched off. We did three laps of a pace line and generally being quite clam about it all. Gloria didn't seem to want to be onthe wheel in front of her, and so I was a bit nervous to be behind her because the risk of falling off was greater.

Anyway, So around and around we went, and then I was up front pulling and jen pulls out and goes ahead. I had all the girlson my wheel (i think) and I didn't know what to do, I knew that I proabably couldn't stay with jen if she was going all out. And I also knew that if I lead the cahse, I would bring all the girls with me and then Jen would be in the pack again. (really at the time I had no thought process, I was like, OH! there goes Jen, I dunno what to do) So anyway she got away. And then the five of us did another two laps together until the prime lap. I don't know why they told us it was a prime, not like jen wouldn't get it. But anywhoo, so I thought that it might be posible that the prime was for us as well as Jen. So I was going to sprint anyway.

So the girl in all yellow was behind marsha, and stayed on her wheel, then she came out beside. I was on her wheel for a little bit, then I pulled out beside her. She saw me with about 50 meters to go and stood up. I stayed seated and sprinted, I crossed in front of her. Then I just kept going. And everyone was behind me and I was leading. Went around the next two corners and I slow down to get onm a wheel and I hear this "lets keep going" And I looked behind and only Ann was with me, yellow girl, marsh and gloria were all about 20 meters back. So I told ann to giver, and held onto her, then we switched off back and forth. I was so excited!

One lap and they were all about 1 block behind and then we maintained out pace of pulling each other. It was good times.

Ann And I tradded drafting for the rest of the race. We saw jen a couple times but we were never catching up to her before the end of the race. So Ann and I drafted and then with about 400 meters to go, I had pulled last, and then I didn't get on her wheel again. I started to go faster and faster, and I never saw her come up to me, so I just peddaled until I crossed the line, and I was goign 40+/km/h. And then it was over!

SO fun, I'm glad I had a good first criterium.

Warm up for a little longer.

went on a 10km slow ride around richmond