Building Character

A lot of people probably wonder what happens to make an entire race weeked go as poorly as this on. I don’t think there will ever be an answer for that. Just one of those things that happens in life, like losing a left sock, or finding out you have been racing all day with a giant sunglasses gap. Its one of those things that happen, no grand excuses, no horrible story about both wheels flatting, breaking my chain and then breaking my frame in half. But the great things about this weekend is that it builds character, allows you to look back on what you did personally wrong and allow you to grow from it. While my results have not been what I wished, I am still taking away valuable lessons from this race, and I can look forward to many more races this season with a positive attitude. While I wish that I could tell people that this race went exactly like I wanted and I did awesome, I can’t. But I can tell people that I have learned a lot from this race, and next time I’m racing my bike I won’t have one of “those” days, because I have left all of  “those” days behind at Valley of The Sun. 

Megan Baab Memorial Bike

To all of those who know Megan Baab,

I know that things have been really rough this past month for all of us. I have started a fund-raising project to get Megan’s dad, Chris Baab, a very special bike. The man who made my bike has agreed to build a Megan Baab Memorial Bike at cost. For those of you who have not seen my bike, it has pictures of me and my family on it. The concept would be the same for the Megan Baab Memorial Bike, except it would be pictures of Megan and important symbols and colors of her life. It will be 100% custom(carbon frame) and unique, from being built to being painted. 

I know that we have just come off the holiday season, but if if you can spare any money to help this bike become a reality it would be great. This bike will share with the world how much Megan has touched each of us. 

If you are interested in donating please visit www.jerikahutchinson.com .

Please get in contact with me if you’d like to help fundraise or questions about donating money. And thank you for your consideration in donating to this cause.

To learn more about John Slawta who will be building the bike, please visit www.landsharkbicycles.com .

Jerika Hutchinson
www.jerikahutchinson.com 

jerikaandthebike@gmail.com

530-859-2835