Cycle Solutions, the Local Bike Store where I bought my bike is hosting a cyclocross in a park about 5 minutes from where I live! Didn't get much notice and I had to keep at them to get details but finally tracked down the info and a site map.



Went out today and rode a few laps of the course. Wow it is tough to peddle for an extended period over bumpy grass, leaves covering divots in the ground, trying to climb up dirt hills until your wheels spin, loose gravel on a running track etc. Very humbling when you think you're in reasonable condition but puffing and panting after carrying your bike up a hil that looks like it's only 20 feet or so, haha. The event is next Sunday. Really wish I had one more weekend to train, or even that there was enough sunlight so I could run the course after work during the week.
But it's good too, to figure out what sort of conditioning and training I should be doing in the gym. I've mostly been doing abs and upper body, figuring that the biking, spin classes and stationary bike cardio would take of the legs. WRONG! Need to do more squats, leg presses etc.

Was out there for about an hour and at different times saw two pairs of serious racers all kitted out, testing out the course, too. Glad I'm not racing in their division. I mean I don't know how people can even 'race' this course; it's going to be tough enough to keep from wiping out on the grassy hills and to avoid crashing into other riders in some of the tighter areas.

So my plan is to go there next Sunday morning and then if I think I can have a bit of fun running the course, make the decision to enter - or be a spectator.