Farm Fun, Bike Racing, and Old Friends

We had a whirlwind of a weekend in Clemson/Greenville/Atlanta. Sean and I farm sat in addition to our team duties and were exhausted when we hit the Boro Monday evening. Saturday was the South Carolina State Road Championships. Sean's team CTM was able to secure gold in the Pro 1,2 for the 2nd year as well as the 45 and 50 year age groups. Team BI-LO secured the 35 and 40 age group wins for gold. Sunday was the US Pro Cycling Championships. I rode with my team at 7am on Sunday for the P3 Stars and Stripes Challenge that followed the same 22 mile course the pros rode. Believe it or not, it was my first time to officially climb Paris Mountain. The girls were awesome and hung with my despite my low climbing cadence. We had just enough time to clean-up and head to the volunteer check-in. Later that day Sean headed to Atlanta with teammates to race in the Atlanta 100K on Monday. Despite a wreck with 2 laps to go, he was able to chase back on and still get 23rd out of the 122 Pros that finished. He has minimal road rash and just a sore hip. Monday I rode with the Clemson girls and spent the rest of the day doing farm chores and driving to the Boro. It was a great weekend and I feel so lucky to have so many great friends!