Marymoor- FSA

The races started on Friday July 23 and ended Saturday. 

500m- 41.26 (7th place)

Keirin- didn't go to well. In the heat I was one place out of qualifying for the semi-finals, I was able to get in through the reps. In the semi-finals both heats were super stacked and 4 girls from each went through. Again, I was one place out of qualifying. Jen Featheringill beat me for the 4th qualifying spot by .004 seconds. 
Scratch: 6th place. Sat in majority of the time and sprinted at the end.

the 3rd sprint out of  turn 2 came over the top of everyone almost won but I got nipped at the line by Jennie Reed. Then I can of blew up because there was a counter attack was off the back a bit but suffered so much to catch back on and went straight to the front sat in for a sprint or two and then through   out the race collected a few more points. I was tied going into the last sprint with Reed and Newell for 3rd place. Reed led out the sprint, I got 2nd and I was on Newell's wheel but couldn't come around. So, Reed-3rd Newell-4th Me-5th
Miss N' Out: 6th- tried to sit at the front but it was really aggressive
Points: probably my best race of the weekend! Sat in and made my move on
  to stay up there.. had to keep going back up there. At the end I got pinched at the bottom and had no where to go.

figured out that she was coming into early. We were in the main field the whole time. Both of us were able to grab a point each.Madison with Kendi Thomas: 5th- pretty good my partner and I missed a few exchanges but got in a good rhythm after we
 

500 meter time trial

Kerin Semi-Finals

Jennie, Jen and I fighting it out in the points race.

Women's Madison podium! (11 teams!!)

Haute Links by Hanan Alves-Hyde 

Heather, Me, Travis, and Cari!

Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge

I arrived in Portland on Wednesday after an adventurous day of standby traveling, but I eventually made it there and my luggage soon after. The "that's what she said"s got kicked off pretty early in the game and continued through out the weekend. I have learned, by hanging out with my "older and wiser friends", that I am just an amateur in the game, but I am coming along quickly!
Now racing, the first day (Friday) I did a 3k pursuit and a 500. Second day was the scratch race and madison which I did with Amara Boursaw and we got 3rd! The third and final day started with keirin heats

with only one person advancing, I did not advance. The reps were after the miss & out which I got 5th in.. rookie mistake: never think you are safe. In the keirin rep I was in a super stacked heat with all super fast chicks, I played it smart and conservative and was able to win the rep to advance to the final. I was overly excited. The finish was followed by a fist pump and a squeal.

The final was fast, with fast and smart ladies. I ended up taking 7th. The final race was the points (10 mins after the final). I was pretty tired, but I went in to the race with a positive attitude. I was able to get a few points before 5 women went off the front. I sprinted out of the pack on the final sprint to win the field sprint, knowing other women and I had equal points. I ended 7th in that race as well.

It was a great weekend of racing and great friends.

Next week is FSA/NUUN Grand Prix!

A group of HOT cycling girls at the end of all the racing!!