Race Anecdotes: Pure Venom Mountain Bike Race

Jessica McWhirt
4 min readJul 23, 2019

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First mountain bike race of the season. A little nervous. A little apathetic. A little, “Sure, fuck it, why not?”

I’ve been focusing on road racing with the goal of upgrading to a Cat 2 by the end of the season. With more mid-pack finishes than podiums, I’m realizing that this goal will extend to next season. Maybe the season after that. I’m trying to focus on the journey and the…

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