Alaina's Cyclocross Win

Fall means cyclocross season around here, so Alaina started this high-intensity competition at an event called Linden Cyclocross Race in Fenton, MI.  In bike racing, you get ranked based on previous results, so you can move up from Cat-4 to Cat-1 depending on how fast you are.  

Since she hadn't raced this season, Alaina was in the C-Women category (aka Cat-4).  I was getting over a sinus infection, so I had the Cody Bear and a couple of cameras to try to catch some of the action.  But getting a good pic of that speedy girl is no small feat.  

Right from the start of the C-Women it was clear that Alaina would have one really close competitor.  Cody and I chased Alaina around the course and cheered for her, which for the pup meant trying to herd her through the barriers.

See, it's hard to get a good shot of that speedster, especially when she's accelerating through the turns and pulling away from the 2nd place woman.

By the third of four laps, she had built a solid lead and it was clear that she just had to maintain a decent speed to take first place.

After she crossed the finish line in first place we ran over to congratulate her.  Alaina was interviewed over the loud speaker by the announcer and it was video recorded by the race organizers.  I caught it on video too, but haven't been able to upload my video to my blog yet.

It was a fun fall morning for the Case family.  Hopefully I'll be able to jump into the action next race.  Big congratulations to Alaina on kicking tail and winning!