2006: Article in my local Evergreen, Colorado Newspaper
Stephen Knapp did a fantastic job capturing the spirit of the race in the Canyon Courier; check it out. Evergreen woman spends Mexican vacation at 100 mph By Stephen Knapp 02/21/2007 It’s no wonder so many Americans high-tail it south of the border when vacation time rolls around. Blessed with endless sun-kissed beaches, balmy days and mild nights, exotic sights, sounds and smells, and a relentless manana atmosphere that demands nothing but surrender and sloth, Mexico is a cool tonic for millions of overheated, workaday gringos desperate to step off the fast track for a minute and indulge their inner goldbricks. A busy high-tech engineer and project manager, Kristin Stewart could benefit from a little R&R as much as anyone, yet the 37-year-old Evergreen resident spent her last Mexican vacation in the eye of a hurricane, a perfect storm of smoke and noise and motion. Last November, while countless of her countrymen lounged beneath oceanside palapas, Kristin raced nearly 2,000 miles ...