Race Across the Sky

I had the good fortune of attending the world premier of this movie Race Across the Sky which is about the Leadville 100 mountain bike race.

Before the movie began, we got to hear the from a panel of racers. The panel consisted of:

• The Leadville 100 Race Director- cool, older guy who has been doing this race for years
• Lance Armstong- 1st place
• Dave Wiens- 6 time first place winner who got 2nd to Lance this year
• Travis Brown- local rider- 7th place
• Matt Shriver- 3rd place, T and I's good friend and the FLC cycling coach

It was such a treat to hear the racers talk about the event before seeing the action unfold on the big screen. The movie did a great job of capturing the emotion of the gruelling race, along with the strategy that unfolded among the top riders.

• Here are my take-aways from that inspiring evening:
• Lance Armstrong is tiny! (I joked with T, who is very skinny, that Lance even makes him look fat!)
• I am really proud of our friend, Matt, who worked hard to help Lance win, and had a great race himself, finishing in 3rd place. His help to Lance is the only reason why Lance came back to our tiny town to help raise money for the FLC cycling team, and repay the favor to Matt.
• What race or physical challenge should I sign up for next?! I think everyone in the room was thinking that. The emotion involved in accomplishing a tough race is what most of us live for. Its a good challenge that typically makes us appreciate what our body can do rather than bag on ourselves about what we can't do. I was especially touched by the woman who almost died when a car hit her on her bike one day. While laying in her hospital bed, all she wanted was the ability to ride a bike again. It was pretty awesome to watch her cross the finish line of the Leadville 100!
• Lance is a pretty bad ass mountain biker, especially since he spends all his time on the road. I just LOVE that pro mtb guys think they can beat him on the mountain bike! (This is coming from someone who is not the World's #1 Lance fan either. I like the guy well enough, but I certainly don't idolize him)
• A quote from the race director himself "you can do more than you think we can."

All in all, fun night out, and motivating movie!

What am I doing with my life?!?!