And then it was over . . . Winter Park Epic Singletrack Series wrap up and feedback
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
It was a fantastic summer of racing for the Colorado ICCC mountain bike team! We got off to a great start at the Hill Climb with a strong team presence and good results. We had good participation at the subsequent races, a fun team event in a condo over the double-header Point-to-Point and Super D weekend, and stayed strong through the end of the season. The weeks and races peeled off the calendar altogether too quickly. It seemed like the season flew by – one week we were training for the Hill Climb, then, in the blink of an eye, we were suddenly getting ready for the King of the Rockies grand finale. And then the 2011 Winter Park Epic Singletrack Race Series was over. We finished 10th out of the 36 teams. Great work, racers!
ICCC mountain bike racers also participated in a variety of other events including Mountain States Cup, Gunnison Growler, Breckenridge Firecracker 50, Leadville Silver Rush 50, and the Leadville 100. Great work, racers!
While it is easy to focus on the scoreboard and look at race results, the real focus of what we do (and our lives) should be on being ambassadors for Christ (2 Cor 5: 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.). We were out there helping other teams set up tents, helping other racers with bike prep, sharing experiences, and serving others (racers, spectators, event staff, etc). While we can’t measure and quantify the impact we had on lives, it is safe to say we had a really good year – lots of ambassadors for Christ out there rockin’ the ICCC jerseys, riding and racing, serving, and shining the light of Christ. Many thanks to everyone who participated in every respect – riding, racing, praying, encouraging, etc. We had a great group up in Winter Park each weekend and had were a force for the Kingdom. Well done, team!
In addition to our impact on others, we were building one another up (1 Thess 5: 11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.) and spurring one another on (Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching).
The double-header weekend was a great team building event. We broke bread together, watched some Tour de France action, and explored some electronic muscle recovery techniques and some stretching techniques. That foam roll thing seemed to me to be an instrument of torture, but many people swore by it, so apparently it works for others!
Great job, everyone – those on the team as well as all those who raced or rode or prayed for our impact!
Jim Mason
Jim.Mason@ChristianCycling.com
Castle Pines North, CO
Galatians 5:22 “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control.”
