March, 2025

Starting Line

First off - athletes - We are so proud of y'all. Proud of the FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS OF PRACTICE you've put in. Proud of the progress you've made riding tech. Proud of the fitness you've gained while shredding with our team. Thank y'all for showing up daily, thank you for listening to your coaches, thank you for putting in work.
Congrats to everyone who raced Millican! We had lots of first time racers and all first time racers were first time finishers! Maroon athletes secured our team 2nd in the Division!
Two weeks until our 2nd race of 2026 on March 14th! Reveille Peak Ranch in Burnet. This race will be one of the more technical races of the season and our riders will feel at home in the rocky, punchy terrain at RPR. This is an event with both North and South conferences.
March 28th - Our 3rd race is at a new venue, Kerrville-Schreiner Park in Kerrville Texas. This is a regular venue for TMBRA races and it's a great spot to race with a bit of chunk, a bit of climbing, and a good bit of flow. Camping is epic.
Petition due dates are coming fast now, one week before each race. Make sure you're on it early if you're thinking about a move.
POD upgrades must go through the POD petition process. Athletes can not just decide to ride in a higher POD. PODs are for safety, not speed. We do not anticipate any more POD moves for the remainder of the year.
Parents - help fill all of our volunteer spots. Y'all know the camping and food is awesome - be a part of it!
Everyone - at these races be sure to take pictures and upload them to the gallery. The better the pictures, the more riders we attract year-over-year. Buy some pictures, support the league, and then upload them for us all to see!
Follow our Insta, YouTube, and join our Strava Club. Do it meow!

SHEGWAT Spotlight

To quote the 90's rap visionary, Ice Cube: "You better SHEG yo' self, before you wreck yo' self"

This month, we’re spotlighting ‘W' - Water .

As the summer approaches, we want to make sure that everyone is riding with enough water. Besides it being a NICA requirement to be able to race, we want all our riders to be properly hydrated. Speak with your parents or coaches about recommendations for electrolyte suppliments as we approach the hotter months of the season.

Race Recap

The Millican Match Up

Finally - we raced!

Maroons - you raced your ragged edge, raced bravely, and burned up all your matches on-course. As we expected, you shone brightly. Some fun notes:

- Every Lady Maroon who started Millican took 1st, 2nd, or 3rd!
- Sally finally crushed her first top spot.
- Zeke passed 46 riders, starting at the very back of the race's largest category to take 4th place!
- Cargan sat down, took a break, got up, had to steal his own bike back, and still turned in a 500+ point performance!

It was a great weekend, good food, good riding, great vibes. I hope you're all looking forward to Reveille as much as we are. See you there!

Austin High ranked 2nd in the state, Austin High Middle School is ranked 5th in the state

Practice Pulse

Racing season is upon us!

Besides our usual Greenbelt shenanigans, we will continue to focus on venue-specific techniques. Rocky climbs and loose, fast corners for Reveille and Kerrville.

The work for the final stretch is beginning. We will be solidifying our base and tweaking our cornering and rock technique over the coming months.

We will also start looking towards building towards the State Championship race. It'll be at Warda so fitness will be key to a good showing at that venue.

Proper Feed Zone technique

We have a lot of 2+ lap racers this year so we wanted to include some feed zone technique instruction.

You can see here the rider has already finished and cleared her bottle and cage as she's approaching feed zone. She's previously tossed her bottle where the feed zone volunteers can easily find it. She's on the right side of the course making eye contact so the volunteers know she's going to take a feed. She quickly takes her feed and sets it in her cage so she has time to reset and grab her dunk from the second volunteer. She'll toss her dunk off-course where the volunteers will be easily able to find it.

Note: If you do not want a feed make eye contact with the feed zone volunteer and shake your head. If you want only a feed or only a dunk, make that known with head shakes, pointing, or your voice.

Watch her arm. She's providing cushioning (for the dunk in particular) so she doesn't drop/spill. Watch the volunteer's hand. They're holding the bottle with a soft wrist and move the bottle with the rider.

Make sure you've provided feed zone volunteers with your feeds well in advance of your race and make any special instructions known. If you have bottles with special mix in them, it's best to label them 1/2/3 etc. Volunteers are feeding the whole team and often swap out with other volunteers. Make it easy for everyone to get it right.

Coaches' Corner

Thanks to the coach volunteers. We just throw tasks at you, important tasks with real consequences and trust you'll pick it up. You do. Warm-ups, feeds, cooking, errands, filling volunteer spots. We appreciate you.

Coaches, be sure to take advantage of the Weather and Maps links on the site when deciding where to ride.
Keep an eye on our riders, we're looking at race results and practice performance for POD arrangement and progression. Let leadership know if you have thoughts.
Coaches, if you've made it this far, treat yourself to some beta testing. Race Analytics (in active development) should help you to see the story behind the race. Clicking on a team, race, or athlete opens up a modal.