After watching the cross race in Newton last Sun my wife wants to give it a try. Trying to be a supportive husband I said “why don’t we both do it”. There is a beginner class at the Spooky Cross that is “only” 30 minutes plus 2 laps. It sounds great! That is until we went and rode the course at Newton. I’ve only been back on the bike for about 6 weeks with 1 or 2 rides a week. Nothing big or challenging. Julie my wife has been on the bike all year. I did 4 laps and thought I was going to die. She did 5 and thought it was tough. We continued on the road and finished with 10 miles. Both of us thought it was one of the toughest short rides we had ever done. With only 2 weeks to get ready it is going to be a challenge. Our only goal is to finish. We decided not to compare our results to each other since she has the fitness and I still have some of my old mountain biking skills left. Hopefully it is a great time for all. I’ll update how the experience went.