Billy the Kid is back!

Hello -

Over the weekend I participated in Montana's Cow Country Classic bike race. Dubbed the "hardest road race" in Montana. I just finished up a big block of cycling-focused training, so I knew the opportunity to do a hard and hilly race would be right up my alley.

I woke up an hour before my alarm clock went off on Sunday like a kid on Christmas morning. I could not wait to race!! It has been since April 6th since my last competitive event, and let me tell you --- I had some pent up energy ready to burst at the seams!! It is good to know that my passion for racing is still there. In a big way. I just love it.

Since I don't do too many cycling races, I raced for myself - linseycorbin.com. I had 3 goals for the race: first was not to wreck, second was to get in a great workout and make the other girls hurt, and third was to get a decent result.

I donned my race number - 747 and was ready to work hard like an airplane for all 56 miles of the hilly and challenging race. I did more than my fair share of work at the front of the race and had a lot of fun putting in a few too many attacks and watching the field get smaller and smaller with each climb. Headed into the final climb with 6 miles to go, it was down to just three of us.

I made a tactical error at the top of the climb as I had made a break on the other two women, but one of which was one of my training partners from Missoula. We had talked about my being her "domestique Corbin" so I slowed at the top for her to catch back up. I should have known that as a triathlete I can TT with the best of them, but I for sure can't sprint with the best of them. With an uphill finish I ended up 3rd in a painful sprint finish. My big prize purse was a $20 bill. I think I better stick to triathlon.

After the race I donned my Saucony kicks and went for a run to let everyone know that I am a runner at heart. A big thanks to Scott for my sexy CR-1, SRAM for the all-star components, FSA for the speedy brakes, Clif for helping me not bonk, Zipp for the fast wheels, Cycleops rocks as I got to race with power for the first time, my Coach Lance for letting me race and taking my cycling to new levels over the past few years, and to the rest of you for your continued support in sport. I love you all!

See you in Boise - Billy the Kid is back. :)