I just spoke to Jenn for around half an hour. She sounds great - not even hugely tired, although she said the last 10 miles were the most challenging she's ever pedaled. She talked about days that were so hard she never wants to experience them again, and things so beautiful they made all the pain worthwhile. She misses everyone and had no idea that so may people were watching and cheering her home. It was unbelievably lovely to hear her voice. She's going to find a city in which to be anonymous for a few days and spend time reading everyone's messages and trying to get all this down on paper before the moment is lost, but immediate plans are to find food that isn't peanut M&Ms and a clean t-shirt. It was hard to say goodbye and SSWC can't come soon enough!
Minx
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In which the friends and riders of www.minx-girl.com diary their progress through training, racing and general pottering about on bikes.
Minx
RIDES a Surly Cross Bike, a borrowed fixie (badly) and a steel Jones. Yes singlespeed and with the truss fork since you ask.... LISTENS to Midge Ure 'May Your Good Lord' in her head when climbing hills. Has RACED slowly but with passion. WISHES she had the attitude of Marla Streb. THINKS Greg LeMond chasing down Laurent Fignon in 1989 was the best tour ending ever. LIKES pre-ride coffee at Marrocos. BEST TRAIL riding with Jeff Jones in Oregon. NEMESIS Porcupine Rim. LOVES the moments it comes together. HATES the hours that it doesn't. MISSES Marco Pantani.
Jenn
LIVES a southerner in the north and loving it. WORKS freelance bike journo. RIDES Trek 69er, beloved Kona Unit, Kona Jake the Snake, rugged Kogswell, Omega Helix for the road. BEST TRAIL Nightride Cheek. FAVOURITE POST-RIDE FOOD crumpets, tea, cake, cake, cake..... FILM somewhat predictably Belleville Rendezvous SONG Subject to frequent change but often something from Lamb...
Livvy
LIVES South London WORKS in branding stuff RIDES Orbea Orca and Orbea Aqua (yup, Orbeas ROCK) BEST TARMAC Col D'Aravis FAVOURITE POST-RIDE FOOD Always cake FILM Indochine - gloriously epic but tragic SONG Harper Valley PTA by Dolly Parton
Ruth
LIVES in Wiltshire; only in her minds eye are there mountains.
WORKS freelance sustainability, writer, researcher & consultant, saving the world from itself.
RIDES Nukeproof Mega, On One ‘as heavy as the suspension bike darn it’ 456, slicked up Rocky Mountain Oxygen for scooting round the lanes.
BEST TRAIL is still waiting for me to ride it.
FAVOURITE POST RIDE FOOD tea and cake, always.
FILM ‘Breaking Away’, bikes and coming of age classic.
SONG Underworld’s ‘To Heal’ never fails to fix me.
Jac
LIVES sunny/windy Edinburgh WORKS doing hard sums on spreadsheets RIDES oh dear... Santa Cruz Juliana Superlight, pretty little Spot Singlespeed, Santa Cruz Juliana Cushtail, Cannondale CX9 and my trusty, very old, very beat up Specialized Hardrock commuter BEST TRAIL the extreme canal towpath near Trevelez and Stoory Brae FAVOURITE POST-RIDE FOOD a big mug of hot chocolate and really good gingerbread lathered in butter (proper Scottish style!) FILM Cinema Paradiso (it makes her cry every time) SONG Ca Plane Pour Moi (just for the memories of bad dancing at SSWC in Stockholm) WISHES the tune of Dad's Army would stop going round in her head every time she races
Vikki
LIVES the hills of Lancashire. WORKS not since returning to Uni to be an art student. RIDES Surly Cross-Check, On-One Pompino, Endorphin VP-4 and a Voodoo Bokor - anything with pedals really. BEST TRAIL the tree and nettle lined, leg scratching trails through the woods at the end of my road. FAVOURITE POST-RIDE FOOD malt loaf, toasted bagels or marmite on granary bread and mugs of tea. FILM 50 First Dates for when only cheesy will do, Fargo for something sinister and Le Grand Bleu for pure inspiration. SONG sorry but impossible for an i-tunes junky to pick just one.
Fi
LIVES sunny Clifton in Bristol. WORKS as a lecturer at UWE. RIDES Kona Hei Hei, Marshmallowed Commencal Supernormal (handmedown from Jenn), Trek singlespeed cross bike, Scott cross bike, On One singlespeed, Focus Cayo road bike. BEST TRAIL singletrack descent off Chinley Churn in the High Peak. FAVOURITE POST-RIDE FOOD tea and sandwiches. FILM Truly, Madly, Deeply for wistful moments, or anything James Bond for Sunday evening escapism. SONG ‘Where is the Love?’ by the Black Eyed Peas.
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13 comments:
Well done you!
Heartiest and squeeziest of hugs.
There has already been a good deal of fine cake, tea and beer consumed in your honour - a huge amount of calories, earnt by you and consumed by us, burp ;^)
You're a genuine inspiration.
D
xx
Hi Jenn,
Incredible performance.
I can't find the right words to match your acheivement so I hope that a simlpe "well done" will do.
Enjoy the rest of your life and I look forward to seeing you sometime.
JP
i'm so excited for you jenn. congratulations. the fact that you pushed on through so much adversity has been a large influence on me as I try to move on and put this race behind me. i don't know if i will ever ride this race again, but just the fact that i'm keeping this open as an option has a lot to do with my conversations with you in kremmling and especially what you've done in the 2 weeks since then.
my initial feelings after i stopped were that of dissapointment, anger, frustration, and bitterness. I was kind of bitter about the whole experience. as if the race had somehow let me down. but then i kept following all of you guys making your way down to the finish and my excitement and happiness about this experience began to come back. hearing everyone call in upon finishing has really gotten me back on track mentally. and now i find myself having entirely positive thoughts about the experience. and so i thank you for being a part of that.
enjoy some rest and i hope i'm lucky enough to cross paths with you again sometime.
It was never in doubt............
.....but you did have us worried there for a day or two :O)
Go and eat like an average American for a few days and put some meat on those twiglets girl.
Nettle beer and BBQ when you return and hold your head as high as it'll go. We are all so proud of the quiet girl from Dorset.
Any plans for SSWC other than to smile like a Cheshire Cat for most of the race?
Tim, Ben and Max
We are all so proud of the quiet girl from Dorset.
What Tim said. Eat pancakes, drink tea, lots of tea, and sleep for a week.
There doesn't seem to be any adequate words does there? !
Unbeliveably brilliantly well done!
Had to get my brother to keep checking on you over the weekend cos he has the web access and he got hooked too (he's an honarary Minx now) I knew you'd get there but didn't realise you'd fly those last miles.
What an awsome acheivement.
Congratualtions and one day I'll overcome my shyness and fight through the crowds to say hello.
Pixiefixie.
Well done Jenn!
If you can make it up to Salt Lake I have a co-worker that can probably help you be anonymous for a while. If you can hop on a plane I'll take you to Canada with me this week. :~)
Well done Jenn :-)
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! Well done you!!
We're so pleased you've done it. What an amazing personal achievement.
Can't really say much more except that I'm in awe of your determination and stamina.
See you soon honey, have a great rest of trip and hope to see you on your return.
Big hugs and masses of choccie biccies, Sarah, Dan and Hope.
Really well done.
Lost for words.
Amazing.
: P
I didn't doubt for one minute that you'd do it and do it well! Well done!
By the way, it's all your fault that I've damaged myself at those stupid enduros over the last weekends - I just kept thinking that you'd be hurting far more than me so I just kept on pedalling!
Our efforts at this weekend's Brechfa Enduro are like a mini choc sprinkle on a huge gateau of effort you've put in Jenn. Ok maybe the cake analogies have gone a step too far now!!! Live the moments, bank the memories, and accept all the congratulations coming your way as they are richly deserved. Amazing stuff,phenomenal, like others words fail me but never ever doubted you'd make it. Rxx
Awesome and awe-inspiring ride Jenn, fantastic. I hope you kick back, relax and enjoy some easy 'cake time'! Big thanks to Minx for keeping us updated.
PaulH
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