Hayley Barrick ~ SoCal DEVO Racing Blog

The day before keyesville I raced fontana and the night before my calves ached so bad so I rolled out and hoped for the best for the next days race, that night I got great sleep because of how tired I was. When I woke up my legs felt better than the day before but there were still a little sore. I then ate breakfast and got ready to go preride the course because I couldn't the day before. On the preride Alyssa and I talked about our goals and lines to take through out the course and knew that this race would probably be harder than the others because of racing the day before. after finishing up the preride it was time to rest and get ready to race in a couple of hours. While warming up I really thought about my goal which was podium, then the nerves started kicking in. While getting over  to staging I felt like I was going to through up because of how nervous I was. On the start line I tried to stay warm and get myself ready for the pain that was about to come. Then, 3...2...1.., i...

Fontana was for sure on of the most technical courses I have raced, but it was lots of fun. The morning started off by waking up early and getting ready to start the double race weekend, I had to pack for keyesville too because we were leaving straight there from fontana. Going into this race I had no clue what the competition would be like since this was my first Cat 1 race. After eating breakfast and packing everything into the truck it was time to head off to fontana to race. When we got there I had to register and get ready to warm up. After Warming up it was time to head down to staging and race!!! On the start line I could feel the nerves as it got closer and closer to the time of the start. There was about 14 girls in my category on the start and before I knew it it was go time! We took off fast and up the course we go. On the first lap I felt strong, however it was getting pretty hot and the climbs felt long. I was proud of how I flowed through the downhill because technica...

Going into this race I felt more excited then nervous because vail is one of my favorite courses. On Friday I packed up all the things I needed to race and made sure to clean my bike, then we were off to vail to camp for the weekend. That night I just hung out by the camp fire and settled in to the trailer then it was time to go to bed. The next morning I woke up, ate breakfast, then went to my team pit to help set us, afterwards it was time to preride. After the preride I felt ready to race because I really enjoyed the course. The morning of I woke up around 7 then went to our team pit to have a team meeting, after the meeting I went back to my trailer to eat breakfast, after that I brought everything to the pit so I was ready to race. After bringing everything to the pit it was time to wait and hydrate. Before I knew it it was time to start warming up, while warming up I thought about my goals for this race. After warming up it was time to get ready and go to staging. Luckily I got ...

On the morning of the race I woke up nervous but excited. I wanted to see how my hard work of pre-season training would pay-off. I began the day by getting up at 6:30, then it was time to get ready. After packing up it was time to leave. When I got there I went to my team pit and sat down and relaxed for a while to prep myself for my race. Before I knew it it was time to warm up. After warming up I left for staging and I was ready to race. When I got to staging I saw my competition, some familiar faces and some not, I was anxious to race. This was my first race in varsity so I was wondering what 3 laps would be like. When lining up I tried to stay warm especially since it was cold and windy. After staging we rolled up to the start and the race begun! As we took off, it was slower then I imagined because there was some winds and no one wanted to lead, but as soon as we hit the dirt the pace increased. On the climb I stayed with the lead pack up until a little before the end of the hi...

 SoCal Endurance 12 Hour Race 1/27/18 This race was for sure the best way to start off the 2018 season, I  had lots of fun on course and hanging out with my team. Though I did not feel my best, due to a cold, I definitely had an amazing time! The morning of I woke up at 5:00 am and started the day off with some oatmeal and some eggs, after breakfast I started to pack up all my gear, which was super quick and easy with my scicon gear bag. After everything was loaded we took off. When we got there I met up with my teammates to register, we did a 12 hour 4 person ladies team, which I did with my sister Alyssa, Hayley Richards, and Coach Heather. After getting registered, we got our kits, which are super nice (thanks Ftech). After that we hung out and watched Hayley Richards take off on the first lap of the day. After Hayley got back Alyssa went out on lap number 2, then after her it was my turn to do my share.  My first lap started pretty smooth, however it took a wh...

2018 SoCal Devo Camp Day 1: On day one everyone on the team, including parents showed up to Coach Jason’s house at 6:00 pm. Going into this night I was very excited to meet all my team members and get to know more about SoCal DEVO. First when I got there I met my team mates and also some people from Ellsworth bikes. Then everyone ate dinner and a former rider from the DEVO team spoke about collage cycling, after coach Passed out all our new riding gear for the season, I was very grateful to the team and all our sponsors receiving all the new gear and I can’t wait to use/ race in it all. After we got all the gear coach J went through a power point explaining the season and the races we will be doing. Shortly after, all the parents left and the whole team hung out for a couple hours then we all went to bed. Day 2: Day 2 started by waking up at 7:15, getting ready, and going to the park for a morning upper body/ stretching workout. I was pretty tired when we first got to the park ...