First Adventure in Cylocross

This summer broke the door down to the world of cycling (I got to see my first crit race) and was introduced to Cylocross, which according to Wikipedia "consists of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5  km or 1.5–2  mile) course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike while navigating the obstruction and remount."

Well wouldn't you know that this weekend the Charm City Cycloross Race took place in Druid Hill Park so I figured I had to go and check it out. The riding was CRAZY.  I of course forgot my phone so I was not able to snap any pictures, but check out this video to get an idea of what really goes on at these things.  As a side note this race was not nearly as muddy as the one in the video. 

I also will not be attempting any such riding in the near future.  I would probably crash and burn (and cause quite a pile up) trying to dismount from my bike and then running up a flight of stairs/hill with said bike in tow.