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Jessica Toth

Jessica Toth
Class:
Beginner
Race Bike:

Stumpjumper Comp 29
Favorite Bike:
Stumpjumper Comp 29
Favorite Ride:

Favorite Course:

Food:
pasta or popcorn with nutritional yeast, beans, rice, eggs, fruit
Drink:
hot herbal tea, water

I'm originally from North Carolina. I used to make weekend trips from NC to climb at "the New" on the weekends. One fateful Rendezvous I passed over the bridge in the back of a pick-up and decided I'd move here after graduation. So that's that and here I am. Not climbing so much now but I've picked-up trail running and started racing last year and plan to continue into this season. jessaction2

I am the gumby on this team. I have owned a mountain bike once before in my life but I used it to ride on the road back and forth from my apartment to college. It touched a trail once, for 10 minutes.

I've been riding now for about a month and a half on my super sweet bike. I've gone over my handle bars twice and have gotten the wind knocked out of me once. I'll admit that I didn't know this was what I was I signing up for. This is not easy. BUT, and this is important to me-I am so rewarded at the end of it. There is nothing like looking back and thinking about how pissed I was or how frustrated I got but knowing I got through it.

I'm having a good time and am so grateful that this team was formed and is supported in the way that it is or I don't think I would have ever tried this. I'm super psyched to keep going. I think there's a point you probably reach when there's such a thing as a fun, easy ride. I want to get good enough that I have that choice.

Jessica Toth

One day a couple of months ago Andy said, "you should get some girls together to go ride." I agreed.

On the first ride we had about six women of varying levels. We met at New River Bikes and headed out to the Town Park. We kept it pretty simple that first day and have tailored rides since then based on the ladies' preferences.

It has been awesome. We've gone out when it's pouring and ridden fireroads just to get out. Different women have lead when they've known the area that others do not. I have seen women inspired to get clipless pedals, attempt hills, tricks, etc because of other women.

We rock.

I rode up with 4 great guys from team WELDNRB and 2 more in truck behind us. By the time I got there, I'd heard all about what this trail might be like but it doesn't prepare you fully until you're on it.

I lined up with the beginners and scoped out my competition. I didn't realize that I wanted to beat all the females in my division until I was standing there waiting to go. I was doing pretty good on the nasty road climb and wanted to get in the woods first. Done. Then any pride or competition I had went out the window. Ha! Essentially I had my ass handed me in this race.

Honestly it's a blur. I can tell you this: It was skinny, muddy, I went over some stuff, I walked some, and I rode more than I walked.

At the end of it all I had a great time and am thinking about the next race and what I need to do to do better.

I did place. 3^rd. Don't ask how many were in the division. :)